Lacertamoeba

Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium — all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.

Lacertamoeba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Subkingdom: Harosa
Infrakingdom: Halvaria
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Subgenus: Lacertamoeba
Telford, 1979
Species

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Taxonomy

This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri.[1]

Species

Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:The gametocytes are medium-sized The schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.

References

  1. Telford SR (1979). "A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards". Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 54 (2): 129–44. doi:10.1051/parasite/1979542129. PMID 539715.


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