Plasmodium parahexamerium

Plasmodium parahexamerium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. parahexamerium
Binomial name
	Plasmodium parahexamerium; Valkiūnas et al., 2009

Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium parahexamerium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. parahexamerium has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2009.^[1]

Distribution

This parasite is found in West Africa.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

P. parahexamerium infects the white-tailed alethe (Alethe diademata).

References

↑ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2009) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res. 104(5):1061-1077

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[Valkiūnas2009-1] Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2009) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res. 104(5):1061-1077

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