Huffia

Huffia
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	TSAR
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Subgenus:	Huffia; Corradetti et al., 1963
Species
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Huffia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasites. The subgenus was created in 1963 by Corradetti et al..^[1] Species in this subgenus infect birds with malaria.

This subgenus is named in honour of the Dr. .^[2]

Description[]

Species in the subgenus Huffia have the following characteristics:^{[citation needed]}

Mature schizonts, while varying in shape and size, contain plentiful cytoplasm and are commonly found in immature erthryocytes.
Gametocytes are elongated.

P. huffi had been considered 'lost' since it hadn't been observed since its discovery in the 1950s, however it was re-discovered in toucans in 2021.^[3]

Species in this subgenus[]

Plasmodium hermani

References[]

^ Corradetti A.; Garnham P.C.C.; Laird M. (1963). "New classification of the avian malaria parasites". Parassitologia. 5: 1–4.
^ Valkiunas, Gediminas (2004-10-28). Avian Malaria Parasites and other Haemosporidia. CRC Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-203-64379-2.
^ Cedrola, Franciane; Martinele, Isabel; Senra, Marcus Vinicius Xavier; Furtado, Elen Juliana de Oliveira; D′Agosto, Marta; Dias, Roberto Júnio Pedroso (2021-08-10). "Rediscovery of Plasmodium (Huffia) huffi (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida): a lost lineage from toucans". Parasitology Research. doi:10.1007/s00436-021-07273-x. ISSN 1432-1955.

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[Corradetti1963-1] Corradetti A.; Garnham P.C.C.; Laird M. (1963). "New classification of the avian malaria parasites". Parassitologia. 5: 1–4.

[2] Valkiunas, Gediminas (2004-10-28). Avian Malaria Parasites and other Haemosporidia. CRC Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-203-64379-2.

[3] Cedrola, Franciane; Martinele, Isabel; Senra, Marcus Vinicius Xavier; Furtado, Elen Juliana de Oliveira; D′Agosto, Marta; Dias, Roberto Júnio Pedroso (2021-08-10). "Rediscovery of Plasmodium (Huffia) huffi (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida): a lost lineage from toucans". Parasitology Research. doi:10.1007/s00436-021-07273-x. ISSN 1432-1955.

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