Plasmodium gundersi explained

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

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Bray in 1962.

Hosts

Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl (Otus asio).

Notes and References

1. Book: Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds . Carter T. Atkinson . Nancy J. Thomas . D. Bruce Hunter . 37 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-0-8138-0457-6 . 13 January 2009 . 14 December 2016.
2. The Sub-Genera of Avian Plasmodium . Irene Landau . J.M. Chavatte . W. Peters . A. Chabaud . Parasite . 17 . 1 . 3–7 . 20387732 . 10.1051/parasite/2010171003 . 15 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161214202102/http://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/pdf/2010/01/parasite2010171p3.pdf . 14 December 2016 . live . free .