Plasmodium holaspi
Appearance
Plasmodium holaspi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. holaspi
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium holaspi Telford, 1986
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Plasmodium holaspi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. holaspi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Telford in 1986.[1]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in Tanzania.
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]This parasite infects the flying lacertid Holaspis guentheri.
References
[edit]- ^ Telford Jr., Sam R. (1986). "Studies on African saurian malarias: Plasmodium holaspi n. sp. from the Flying Lacertid Holaspis guentheri". Journal of Parasitology. 72 (2): 271–275. doi:10.2307/3281603. JSTOR 3281603. PMID 3734993.