Plasmodium pelaezi
Plasmodium pelaezi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. pelaezi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.
| Plasmodium pelaezi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Halvaria |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. pelaezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium pelaezi Malagón and Salmeron, 1988 | |
Description
This species was first described by Malagón and Salmeron in 1988.[1]
Distribution
This species was described in lizards found at Chila de la Sal, Puebla, Mexico.
Hosts
The only known host is the iguanid lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus bicarinatus.
References
- Malagón, F.; Salmeron, M. (1988). "Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) pelaezi n. sp., a malaria parasite of the Mexican iguanid lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus bicarinatus (Dumeril, 1856) (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Systematic Parasitology. 12: 141–148. doi:10.1007/BF00000148.
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