Plasmodium delichoni
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| Plasmodium delichoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. delichoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium delichoni Valkiūnas et al., 2008 | |
Plasmodium delichoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. delichoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]