Plasmodium pinotti

Plasmodium pinotti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.

Like all Plasmodium species P. pinotti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description
The parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after the Dr Mario Pinotti.

It is related to the following species

Plasmodium asanum Plasmodium circumflexum Plasmodium durae Plasmodium fallax  Plasmodium formosanum Plasmodium gabaldoni Plasmodium hegneri Plasmodium lophrae Plasmodium lophrae Plasmodium pediocetti Plasmodium polare

Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Jamaica.

Clinical features and host pathology
Known hosts of this species include the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), Euneornis campestris, Loxipasser anoxanthus and the Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor).