Plasmodium gundersi

Plasmodium gundersi is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Giovannolaia".
Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. gundersi" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy.
The parasite was first described by Bray in 1962.
Hosts.
Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl ("Otus asio").