Biology:Plasmodium gundersi
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium gundersi | |
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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. gundersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium gundersi Bray, 1962
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Plasmodium gundersi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.[1][2]
Like all Plasmodium species P. gundersi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Bray in 1962.
Hosts
Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl (Otus asio).
References
- ↑ Carter T. Atkinson; Nancy J. Thomas; D. Bruce Hunter (13 January 2009). Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8138-0457-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=QUjl757YL6wC&q=plasmodium+gundersi&pg=PA584. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Irene Landau; J.M. Chavatte; W. Peters; A. Chabaud (15 March 2010). "The Sub-Genera of Avian Plasmodium". Parasite 17 (1): 3–7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2010171003. PMID 20387732. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161214202102/http://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/pdf/2010/01/parasite2010171p3.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7201895 entry
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