Novyella

Novyella is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parastic protozoa. The subgenus was created in 1963 by created by Corradetti et al. Species in this subgenus infect birds. It unites the avian malaria parasites with small erythrocytic meronts and elongated gametocytes.

Diagnostic features
Species in the subgenus Novyella have the following characteristics:


 * Mature schisonts are either smaller than or only slightly larger than the host nucleus. They contain scanty cytoplasm.
 * Gametocytes are elongated. Sexual stages in this subgenus resemble those of Haemoproteus.
 * Exoerythrocytic schizogony occurs in the mononuclear phagocyte system

Species in this subgenus
''Plasmodium ashfordi Plasmodium bertii Plasmodium bambusicolai Plasmodium columbae Plasmodium corradettii Plasmodium dissanaikei Plasmodium hexamerium Plasmodium kempi Plasmodium nucleophilum Plasmodium paranucleophilum Plasmodium papernai Plasmodium rouxi Plasmodium tenue Plasmodium vaughani