Plasmodium cuculus

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Plasmodium cuculus is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium .

Like all Plasmodium species P. cuculus has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Plasmodium cuculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Aconoidasida Order: Haemosporida Family: Plasmodiidae Genus: Plasmodium Species: P. cuculus
Binomial name
Plasmodium cuculus

Contents 1 Description 2 Geographical occurrence 3 Clinical features and host pathology 4 References

[edit] Description

The parasite was first identified by Zhu, He and Miao in 2002.

This species has not yet been described. The species was identified from a DNA sequence from cytochrome b. Given the lack of DNA sequences from many of the known bird species this may turn out to be a junior synonom of a previously described known species.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

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This 'species' was isolated in China.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

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This 'species' was isolated from the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus).

[edit] References