{{Short description|Species of single-celled organism}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Plasmodium | species = parahexamerium | authority = Valkiūnas ''et al.'', 2009 }}

'''''Plasmodium parahexamerium''''' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium,'' in the subgenus ''Novyella''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. parahexamerium'' 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 2009.<ref name="Valkiūnas2009">Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2009) New malaria parasites of the subgenus ''Novyella'' in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res. 104(5):1061-1077</ref>

==Distribution== This parasite is found in West Africa.

==Vectors== Not known.

==Hosts== ''P. parahexamerium'' infects the white-tailed alethe (''Alethe diademata'').

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