Plasmodium pinotti
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| Plasmodium pinotti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. pinotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium pinotti Muniz and Soares, 1954 | |
Plasmodium pinotti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. pinotti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after Mario Pinotti.
