Plasmodium garnhami
Plasmodium garnhami is a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. garnhami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Plasmodium garnhami | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Protista |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. garnhami |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium garnhami | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Guindy et al. in 1965.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Egypt.
Clinical features and host pathology
Host species include the hoopoe (Upupa epops) and the rain quail (Coturnix coromandelica).
References
- ↑ Guindy E., Hoogstraal H., Mohammed Ah. (1965) Plasmodium garnhami sp. nov. from the Egyptian hoopoe (Upupa epops major Brehm) Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 59:280 - 284
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