Plasmodium bertii
| Plasmodium bertii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Papernaia |
| Species: | P. bertii |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium bertii Gabaldon & Ulloa, 1981 | |
Plasmodium bertii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.[1][2]
Like all Plasmodium species P. bertii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.[1]
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described[2] by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1981.[1]
Host record
[edit]Grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus)[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Landau, I.; Chavatte, J.M.; Peters, W.; Chabaud, Alain (2010). "The sub-genera of Avian Plasmodium". Parasite. 17 (1). EDP Sciences: 3–7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2010171003. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 20387732.
- 1 2 Gabaldon A, Ulloa G (1981) A new species of the subgenus Novyella (Haemosporina, Plasmodiidae) from Aramides cajanea (Gruiformes, Rallidae). In: Canning EV (ed) Parasitological topics. A presentation volume to P. C. C. Garnham on the occasion of his 80th birthday, Special Publication no. 1. Allen Press, Lawrence, pp 100–105
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