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Plasmodium circularis

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Plasmodium circularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. circularis
Binomial name
Plasmodium circularis
Telford and Stein, 2000

Plasmodium circularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. circularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Description

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The parasite was first described by Telford and Stein in 2000.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in Australia and infects the Australian skink Egernia stokesii.

References

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  1. ^ Telford J.R.; Stein J. (2000). "Two malaria parasites (Apicomplexa : Plasmodiidae) of the Australian skink Egernia stokesii". Journal of Parasitology. 86 (2): 395–406. doi:10.2307/3284786. JSTOR 3284786. PMID 10780562.