Plasmodium bertii explained

Plasmodium bertii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.^{[1] [2]}

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1981.

Host record

Grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus)

Notes and References

1. Landau . I. . Chavatte . J.M. . Peters . W. . Chabaud . Alain . Alain Chabaud . The sub-genera of Avian Plasmodium . . . 17 . 1 . 2010 . 1252-607X . 10.1051/parasite/2010171003 . 3–7 . free . 20387732.
2. Gabaldon A, Ulloa G (1981) A new species of the subgenus Novyella (Haemosporina, Plasmodiidae) from Aramides cajanea (Gruiformes, Rallidae). In: Canning EV (ed) Parasitological topics. A presentation volume to P. C. C. Garnham on the occasion of his 80th birthday, Special Publication no. 1. Allen Press, Lawrence, pp 100–105