Plasmodium telfordi
Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium telfordi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. telfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium telfordi (Lainson, Landau and Shaw 1971) | |
Plasmodium telfordi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. telfordi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Venezuela.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the lizard Ameiva ameiva.
References
Telford, S. R, Jr (1980) The saurian malarias of Venezuela: Plasmodium species from iguanid and teiid hosts. Int. J. Parasitol. 10(5/6): 365-374
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