Plasmodium corradettii
Plasmodium corradettii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella.
Like all Plasmodium species P. corradettii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium corradettii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. corradettii |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium corradettii | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Laird in 1998.[1]
References
- ↑ Laird M. Avian Malaria in the Asian Tropical Subregion (1998) ISBN/SKU 9813083190
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