''Plasmodium bertii'' is a parasite of the genus ''

Plasmodium ''Plasmodium'' is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of ''Plasmodium'' species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vert ...

'' subgenus ''

Papernaia ''Papernaia'' is a subgenus of the genus ''Plasmodium'', all of which are parasitic protozoa. The subgenus was created in 2010 by Landau ''et al''. Species in this subgenus infect birds with malaria. __TOC__ Subgenus characteristics The gameto ...

''.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 Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () ( chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, ...

and

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

Description

The parasite was first described by Gabaldon and Ulloa in 1981.

Host record

Grey-cowled wood rail (''

Aramides cajaneus The grey-cowled wood rail or grey-necked wood rail (''Aramides cajaneus'') is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the rails. It lives primarily in the forests, mangroves, and swamps of Central and South America. Of the two subspecies, ''A. ...

'')

References

bertii Parasites of birds {{plasmodium-stub