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 Mario Pinotti.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Jamaica.

Clinical features and host pathology

Known hosts of this species include the bananaquit, orangequit, yellow-shouldered grassquit, large toucan and black-faced grassquit.