Plasmodium vacuolatum
Plasmodium vacuolatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. vacuolatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
| Plasmodium vacuolatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vacuolatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vacuolatum | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1979.[1] This species was previously regarded as Plasmodium tropiduri.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Brazil, South America.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the tree runner lizard (Plica umbra)
References
- ↑ Telford SR Jr. (1979) A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards. Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 54(2):129-144
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/16/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.