Plasmodium hegneri

Plasmodium hegneri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.

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

Plasmodium hegneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. hegneri
Binomial name
Plasmodium hegneri

Description

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

This species was originally isolated in Taiwan but is likely to be much more widespread.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the common or European teal (Anas crecca).

References

  1. 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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