Colección Biológica del grupo de Estudios Relación Parásito Hospedero Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) lutzi (Lucena et al., 1939) Taxonomic hierarchy Reino Protista Phylum Apicomplexa Order Hemosporidia Family Plasmodidae Genus Plasmodium Species Plasmodium lutzi Type Host GERPH Scientific name Collection GenBank number None Aramides cajaneus None register Typical stages of P. lutzi A) Macrogametocytes B) register Macrogametocytes C) Microgametocyte D) Meront; Bar = 10 μm.. Host With Material Deposited in GERPH Collection Scientific name Status GenBank number GERPH-03182-9 4 GERPH-06366 -8 KC138226 Turdus fuscater None reported GERPH-0636 6-9 KF537312 GERPH-082 08-39 Diglossa GERPH-07071 None reported KF537277 lafresnayi GERPH-07026-8 Diglossa GERPH-06476-8 None reported None reported albilatera GERPH-08042-4 GERPH-06922-4 KJ780795 GERPH-06351-3 Diglossa cyanea None reported KM211353 GERPH-06879-83 KF537310 GERPH-06922 -4 GERPH-0804 1-4 Anisognathus GERPH-05108-10 None reported None reported lacrimosus P. lutzi, is similar to P. relictum , but these species can be distinguished because: 1) P. lutzi predominantly tend to cluster its pigment granules to the margin of the parasite, in meronts and gametocytes (mostly observe in Main Characters macrogametocytes) 2) the number of merozoits in mature meronts is fewer on P. lutzi (6-26). 3) the genetical distance, base on a fragment of 489 bp of Cyt b and mitochondrial genome (mtDNA). Specimen Category Blood smear Bogotá, D.C., Chingaza NNP, Altitudinal Distribution in Colombia Los Nevados NNP, probably 475-3100 m asl distribution on low lands Global Distribution Brazil, Venezuela Lucena, (1939) and Gabaldon & Ulloa (1976), reported a benign infection, with accumulation of pigment Pathology granules on spleen and liver, Vectors Unknown but recently Dinhopl et al., (2015) found mortality on birds infected by molecular Cyt b lineages similar to P. lutzi. Bibliography Supported by: Colciencias, by the program: Jóvenes Lucena, D. 1939. Avian malaria, Plasmodium lutzi n. sp. Parasites Aramides investigadores, convenio 0737 del 2013. Contracts Nos. 556-2014 Gabaldón, A., & G. Ulloa. 1976. Exoerythrocytic forms of Plasmodium and 359-2011 (Haemamoeba) lutzi Lucena, 1939 and the presence of this species in Venezuela (Las Contact: [email protected] formas exoeritrociticas de Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) lutzi Lucena, 1939 y presencia de esta especie en Venezuela). Malaria and Environmental Protection Bulletin 16: 299– 312. Mantilla, J. S., Matta, N. E., Pacheco, M. A., Escalante, A. A., González, A. D., & Moncada, L. I. (2013). Identification of Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) lutzi (Lucena, 1939) from Turdus fuscater (great thrush) in Colombia. The Journal of parasitology, 99(4), 662-668. González, A. D., Lotta, I. A., García, L. F., Moncada, L. I., &Matta, N. E. (2015). Avian haemosporidians from Neotropical highlands:evidence from morphological and molecular data. Parasitologyinternational, 64(4), 48-59. Click on the Scientific name of each bird species to obtain more information about the hosts .