Plasmodium globularis
Plasmodium globularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. globularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium globularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. globularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium globularis Valkiūnas et al., 2008 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution
This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.
Hosts
P. globularis infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul (Andropadus latirostris).
References
- Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Chasar A., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008). "New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification". Parasitol Res.
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