Plasmodium octamerium

Plasmodium octamerium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.

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

Plasmodium octamerium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. octamerium
Binomial name
Plasmodium octamerium

Description

The parasite was first described by Manwell 1968.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Africa and has also been reported in Hong Kong.

Clinical features and host pathology

Known hosts for this parasite include the pintail whydah bird (Vidua macroura) and the greater blue-eared glossy starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [2]

References

  1. Manwell R. D. (1968) Plasmodium octamerium n. sp., an avian malaria parasite from the pintail whydah bird Vidua macroura. J. Protozool. 15(4):680-685
  2. Paperna I., Martelli P. (2008) Haemosporidian infections in captive exotic glossy starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus in Hong Kong. Folia Parasitol (Praha)


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