Plasmodium tumbayaensis

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Plasmodium tumbayaensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.[1]

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

Plasmodium tumbayaensis
Scientific classification
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P. tumbayaensis
Binomial name
Plasmodium tumbayaensis

Description[]

The parasite was first described by Mazza and Fiora in 1930.[1]

Clinical features and host pathology[]

The only known host of this species is the thrush .[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Coatney, G. Robert; Roudabush, Robert L (1936). "A Catalog and Host-Index of the Genus Plasmodium". The Journal of Parasitology. 22 (4): 338. doi:10.2307/3271859. JSTOR 3271859.


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