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Checklist of the avian species of Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 (Apicomplexa) and their distribution by avian family and Wallacean life zones

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The 34 valid species of avian Plasmodium are listed with their authorities and type-hosts. Plasmodium species are also listed by the avian family in which they occur and by the number of avian families and species which they parasitise. A key to the subgenera of Plasmodium occurring in birds is presented. The distribution of the parasites by the Wallacean life zones is discussed; Plasmodium records in birds from the Australian zone is sharply lower than for any other life zone.

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  1. International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    Gordon F. Bennett & Madonna A. Bishop

  2. Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

    Gordon F. Bennett & Madonna A. Bishop

  3. 16 Westmorland Close, Woosehill, RG11 9AZ, Wokingham, Berks., UK

    Michael A. Peirce

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Bennett, G.F., Bishop, M.A. & Peirce, M.A. Checklist of the avian species of Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 (Apicomplexa) and their distribution by avian family and Wallacean life zones. Syst Parasitol 26, 171–179 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009724

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