Plasmodium globularis explained

Plasmodium globularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. globularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.^[1]

Distribution

This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.

Hosts

P. globularis infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul (Andropadus latirostris).

Notes and References

1. Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Chasar A., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008). "New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification". Parasitol Res.