Plasmodium octamerium

Plasmodium octamerium is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Giovannolaia".
Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. octamerium" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy.
The parasite was first described by Manwell in 1968.
Distribution.
This species was described in Africa and has also been reported in Hong Kong.
Hosts.
Known hosts for this parasite include the pintail whydah bird ("Vidua macroura") and the greater blue-eared glossy starling ("Lamprotornis chalybaeus") 