| Plasmodium lutzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. lutzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium lutzi Lucena, 1939 | |
Plasmodium lutzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba .
Like all Plasmodium species P. lutzi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Lucena in 1939.
This parasite is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
This parasite has been reported to infect the grey-cowled wood rail ( Aramides cajaneus) and the great thrush ( Turdus fuscater ). [1]
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