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Plasmodium megaglobularis

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Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. megaglobularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

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Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]

Distribution

This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.

Hosts

P. megaglobularis infects the olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea).

References

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