Plasmodium ashfordi
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| Plasmodium ashfordi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. ashfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium ashfordi Valkiunas et al. 2007 | |
Plasmodium ashfordi is a species of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.
Like all species in this genus it has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate host are birds.
This species was first described in 2007 by Valkiunas et al.[1]
The parasite infects erythrocytes.