Plasmodium bertii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Papernaia.Gabaldon A, Ulloa G (1981) A new species of the subgenus Novyella (Haemosporina, Plasmodiidae) from Aramides cajanea (Gruiformes, Rallidae). In: Canning EV (ed) Parasitological topics. A presentation volume to P. C. C. Garnham on the occasion of his 80th birthday, Special Publication no. 1. Allen Press, Lawrence, pp 100–105
Like all Plasmodium species P. bertii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description The parasite was first described by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1981.
Host record Grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus)
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