Biology:Plasmodium globularis
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium globularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. globularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium globularis Valkiūnas et al., 2008
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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.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q5239400 entry
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