Plasmodium egerniae

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Plasmodium egerniae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. egerniae
Binomial name
Plasmodium egerniae
Mackerras, 1961


Plasmodium egerniae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba .

Contents

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Mackerras in 1961. [1]

Both the schizonts and gametocytes of this species are large and nearly fill the host erythrocyte.

The schizonts measure 14 × 11 micrometres (μm).

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Queensland, Australia.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the lizard Egernia major major .

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References

  1. ↑ Mackerras (1961) The haematozoa of Australian reptiles. Aust. J. Zoo. 9(1) 61 - 122


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