Plasmodium matutinum

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium matutinum

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Sar
Clade:  | Alveolata
Phylum:  | Apicomplexa
Class:  | Aconoidasida
Order:  | Haemospororida
Family:  | Plasmodiidae
Genus:  | Plasmodium
Species:  |

P. matutinum

Binomial name
Plasmodium matutinum

Huff, 1937

Plasmodium matutinum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.

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

## Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Huff in 1937.[1]

For some time this species was thought to be a subspecies of Plasmodium relictum.

## Hosts

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This species infects the thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia).

## References

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1. ^ Huff CG (1937) A new variety of Plasmodium relictum from the robin. J Parasitol 23: 400–404

Taxon identifiers

Plasmodium matutinum|

* Wikidata: Q12505770
* NCBI: 2033607

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