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Plasmodium tumbayaensis

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Plasmodium tumbayaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. tumbayaensis
Binomial name
Plasmodium tumbayaensis
Mazza and Fiori, 1930

Plasmodium tumbayaensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.[1]

Like all Plasmodium species P. tumbayaensis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description

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The parasite was first described by Mazza and Fiora in 1930.[1]

Clinical features and host pathology

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The only known host of this species is the thrush Planethicus anthracinus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Coatney, G. Robert; Roudabush, Robert L (1936). "A Catalog and Host-Index of the Genus Plasmodium". The Journal of Parasitology. 22 (4): 338. doi:10.2307/3271859. JSTOR 3271859.