Plasmodium megaglobularis

Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus "Plasmodium", subgenus "Novyella". As in all "Plasmodium" species, "P. megaglobularis" 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. megaglobularis" infects the olive sunbird ("Cyanomitra olivacea").