Plasmodium hegneri
Plasmodium hegneri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. hegneri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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| Kingdom: | Protista
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| Genus: | Plasmodium
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| Species: | P. hegneri
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Description[]
The parasite was first described by Manwell and Kuntz in 1966.[1]
It is related to the following species
Plasmodium circumflexum
Plasmodium durae
Plasmodium fallax
Plasmodium gabaldoni
Plasmodium pinotti
Plasmodium polare
Geographical occurrence[]
This species was originally isolated in Taiwan but is likely to be much more widespread.
Clinical features and host pathology[]
This species infects the common or European teal (Anas crecca).
References[]
- ^ Manwell RD and Kuntz RE. (1966) Plasmodium hegneri n. sp. from the European teal Anas c. crecca in Taiwan. J. Protozool. 13(3):437-440
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