| Plasmodium giganteum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. giganteum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium giganteum Theiler, 1930 | |
Plasmodium giganteum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba . As in all Plasmodium species, P. giganteum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Theiler in 1930.
Plasmodium giganteum blood-stage parasites are described as being 2 to 6 times as large as the host cell nucleus. The gametocytes are round and elongated. [1]
Plasmodium giganteum has only been described in Gbanga, Liberia. [1]
Plasmodium giganteum infects the rainbow lizard ( Agama agama ), as well as Agama mossambica and Agama cyanogaster . [1]
Schall, JJ; Bromwich, CR (April 1994). "Interspecific interactions tested: two species of malarial parasite in a West African lizard". Oecologia. 97 (3): 326–332. Bibcode:1994Oecol..97..326S. doi:10.1007/BF00317322. PMID 28313627. S2CID 9890242.
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