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Plasmodium megaglobularis | |
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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. megaglobularis
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium megaglobularis Valkiūnas et al., 2008
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Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. megaglobularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008. [1]
This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.
P. megaglobularis infects the olive sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea).
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2021) |
Plasmodium megaglobularis | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. megaglobularis
|
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium megaglobularis Valkiūnas et al., 2008
|
Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. megaglobularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008. [1]
This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.
P. megaglobularis infects the olive sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea).