Plasmodium gundersi
Plasmodium gundersi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. gundersi 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 Bray in 1962.
Clinical features and host pathology
Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl (Otus asio).
References
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