Plasmodium tejerai
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| Plasmodium tejerai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tejerai |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tejerai Gabaldon and Ulloa, 1977 | |
Plasmodium tejerai is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. tejerai has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1977.
Distribution
This parasite is found in Brazil and Venezuela.
