Carinamoeba
Carinamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Halvaria |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Carinamoeba Garnham, 1966 |
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The subgenus was created in 1966 by Garnham.[1] Species in this subgenus infect reptiles.
Diagnostic features
The original criterion for inclusion in this genus was the presence of small schizonts giving rise to 8 or less merozoites. The criteria were subsequently revised by Telford in 1988.[2]
Species in the subgenus Carinamoeba have the following characteristics:
Small schizonts giving rise to 8 or less merozoites
The gametocytes like the schizonts are small.
Species in this subgenus
References
- Garnham P.C.C. (1966) Malaria parasttes and other haemospordia. Oxford, Blackwell
- Telford S. (1988) A contribution to the systematics of the reptilian malaria parasites, family Plasmodiidae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 34, 65-96
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