Plasmodium paranucleophilum

Plasmodium paranucleophilum is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Novyella". As in all "Plasmodium" species, "P. paranucleophilum" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy.
The parasite was first described by Manwell and Sessler in 1971.
Distribution.
This species was described in South America.
Hosts.
The only known host is a tanager ("Tachyphonus" species).