Plasmodium pinotti
Plasmodium pinotti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. pinotti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium pinotti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. pinotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium pinotti | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after the Dr Mario Pinotti.
Systematics
It is related to the following species
Plasmodium asanum
Plasmodium circumflexum
Plasmodium durae
Plasmodium fallax
Plasmodium formosanum
Plasmodium gabaldoni
Plasmodium hegneri
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium pediocetti
Plasmodium polare
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Jamaica.
Clinical features and host pathology
Known hosts of this species include the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), orangequit (Euneornis campestris), yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus), the large toucan (Ramphastos toco) and the black-faced grassquit (Tiaris bicolor).