Huffia

Huffia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic protozoa. The subgenus was created in 1963 by Corradetti et al..[1]

Plasmodium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium

Species in this subgenus infect birds with malaria.

Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Huffia have the following characteristics:

Species in this subgenus

References

  1. Corradetti A., Garnham P. C. C. and Laird M. (1963) New classification of the avian malaria parasites. Parassitologia 5, 1–4


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