Plasmodium jiangi
Plasmodium jiangi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. jiangi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium jiangi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. jiangi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium jiangi | |
Distribution
This species occurs in China.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus).
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References
Islam, K., and R. N. Williams. 2000. Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) and Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus). In The Birds of North America, No. 520 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
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