Plasmodium bertii
Plasmodium bertii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.[1]
Like all Plasmodium species P. bertii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1981.
The maximum number of merozoites produced by the erythrocytic meronts.
Host record
Grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus)
References
- Gabaldon A, Ulloa G (1981) A new species of the subgenus Novyella (Haemosporina, Plasmodiidae) from Aramides cajanea (Gruiformes, Rallidae). In: Canning EV (ed) Parasitological topics. A presentation volume to P. C. C. Garnham on the occasion of his 80th birthday, Special Publication no. 1. Allen Press, Lawrence, pp 100–105
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