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Plasmodium lygosomae

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Plasmodium lygosomae
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. lygosomae
Binomial name
Plasmodium lygosomae
Laird, 1951

Plasmodium lygosomae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. lygosomae 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 Laird in 1951.[1]

The schizonts give rise to 4 merozoites.

The gametocytes are elongate in form.

Distribution

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This species is found in New Zealand.

Hosts

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The only known host is the lizard Lygosoma moco. This host species has recently been renamed Oligosoma moco.

References

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  1. ^ Laird, M. (1951). "Plasmodium lygosomae n. sp. a parasite of a New Zealand skink, Lygosoma moco (Gray, 1839)". Journal of Parasitology. 37 (2): 183–189. doi:10.2307/3273451. JSTOR 3273451. PMID 14841563.