Biology:Plasmodium matutinum

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium matutinum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. matutinum
Binomial name
Plasmodium matutinum
Huff, 1937

Plasmodium matutinum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Huff in 1937.[1]

For some time this species was thought to be a subspecies of Plasmodium relictum.

Hosts

This species infects the thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia).

References

  1. Huff CG (1937) A new variety of Plasmodium relictum from the robin. J Parasitol 23: 400–404

Wikidata ☰ Q12505770 entry