Plasmodium cnemaspi
Plasmodium cnemaspi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
| Plasmodium cnemaspi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cnemaspi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cnemaspi Telford, 1984 | |
Like all Plasmodium species P. cnemaspi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.
Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1984.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the lizard Cnemaspis africana.
References
- Telford, Jr S.R. (1984) Studies on African saurian malarias: Three Plasmodium species from gekkonid hosts J. Parasitol. 70 (3) 343-354
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