Plasmodium beebei

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Plasmodium beebei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. beebei
Binomial name
Plasmodium beebei
Telford, 1978

Plasmodium beebei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

Contents

Like all Plasmodium species P. beebei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1978. [1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela, South America.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the lizard Gonatodes taniae .

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References

  1. Telford Jr., Sam R. (1978). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards". International Journal for Parasitology . 8 (5): 341–343. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(78)90031-0.