Plasmodium durae
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| Plasmodium durae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. durae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium durae Herman, 1941 | |
Plasmodium durae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. durae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Herman in 1941.[1]
Mature gametocytes tend to lie obliquely within the host cell, displace the nucleus to one pole of the cell and possess one or more clumps of clear pigment granules.
Systematics
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the United States of America and South Africa.
