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Haemamoeba



Haemamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parastic protozoa. The subgenus was created in 1963 by created by Corradetti et al. [1] Species in this subgenus infect birds.

Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Haemamoeba have the following characteristics:

Mature schizonts are larger than the host cell nucleus and commonly displace it.

Gametocytes are large, round, oval or irregular in shape and are substantially larger than the host nucleus.

Species in this subgenus

Plasmodium cathemerium
Plasmodium coggeshalli
Plasmodium elongatum
Plasmodium gallinaceum
Plasmodium giovannolai
Plasmodium lutzi
Plasmodium matutinum
Plasmodium paddae
Plasmodium parvulum
Plasmodium relictum
Plasmodium tejera

References

  1. ^ Corradetti A., Garnham P. C. C. and Laird M. (1963). New classification of the avian malaria parasites. Parassitologia 5, 1–4
 
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