Biology:Plasmodium pinotti

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium pinotti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. pinotti
Binomial name
Plasmodium pinotti
Muniz and Soares, 1954

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.

Description

The parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after Mario Pinotti.

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), large toucan (Ramphastos toco) and black-faced grassquit (Tiaris bicolor).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7201942 entry