Plasmodium cordyli

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1987. [1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Africa.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects cordylid lizards.

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References

  1. Telford, S. R.; Jr. (1987). "Studies on african saurian malarias: Plasmodium parasites of cordylid lizards". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 62 (5): 405–417. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1987625405 . Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg