Haemoproteus columbae

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Clade:Sar
Clade:Alveolata
Haemoproteus columbae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Chromatorida
Family: Haemoproteidae
Genus: Haemoproteus
Species:
H. columbae
Binomial name
Haemoproteus columbae
Kruse, 1890

Haemoproteus columbae is a species of blood parasite related to Plasmodium and other malaria parasites.[1]

Haemoproteus columbae is a true member of the genus Haemoproteus, basal to other avian Parahaemoproteus species.[2] Parahaemoproteus species have been subsequently split from Haemoproteus and are recognized as their own genus, sister to Plasmodium malaria parasites.[3]

Transmission

Pathology or host effects of infection with H. columbae

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