Papernaia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Sar |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Subgenus: | Papernaia |
Species | |
Plasmodium ashfordi |
Papernaia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium, all of which are parasitic protozoa. The subgenus was created in 2010 by Landau et al. It may be synonymous with Novyella.
Species in this subgenus infect birds with malaria.
References
- ^ Landau, I.; Chavatte, J.M.; Peters, W.; Chabaud, A. (2010). "The sub-genera of Avian Plasmodium" (PDF). Parasite. 17 (1): 3–7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2010171003. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 20387732. S2CID 36620024.
- Pacheco, M. Andreína; Escalante, Ananias A. (2023). "Origin and diversity of malaria parasites and other Haemosporida". Trends in Parasitology. 39 (7): 501–516. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2023.04.004. PMID 37202254. S2CID 258757532.
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