Plasmodium globularis

Plasmodium globularis is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Novyella". As in all "Plasmodium" species, "P. globularis" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy.
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas "et al." in 2008.
Distribution.
This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.
Hosts.
"P. globularis" infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul ("Andropadus latirostris").