title: The status of Plasmodium corradettii Laird, 1998 (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): a malarial parasite of birds.
abstract: The type-material of Plasmodium corrcadettii Laird, 1998, a malarial parasite of birds, has been examined and compared with the original description. It is concluded that the validity of P. corradettii as a distinct species is questionable and is herein declared to be a nomen dubium.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valkiunas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Peirce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D008289:Malaria, Avian / Q000469:parasitology*; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification