Plasmodium hegneri
| Plasmodium hegneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. hegneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium hegneri Manwell & Kuntz, 1966
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Plasmodium hegneri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. hegneri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Manwell and Kuntz in 1966.[1]
It is related to the following species
Plasmodium asanum
Plasmodium circumflexum
Plasmodium durae
Plasmodium fallax
Plasmodium formosanum
Plasmodium gabaldoni
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium pediocetti
Plasmodium pinotti
Plasmodium polare
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species was originally isolated in Taiwan but is likely to be much more widespread.
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]This species infects the common or European teal (Anas crecca).
References
[edit]- ^ Manwell RD and Kuntz RE. (1966) Plasmodium hegneri n. sp. from the European teal Anas c. crecca in Taiwan. J. Protozool. 13(3):437-440
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