Plasmodium paranucleophilum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. paranucleophilum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Manwell and Sessler in 1971.Manwell R. D. and Sessler G. J. (1971) Plasmodium paranucleophilum n. sp. from a South American tanager. J. Protozool. 18(4):629-632.
Distribution This species was described in South America.
Hosts The only known host is a tanager (Tachyphonus species).
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