Plasmodium lygosomae

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Plasmodium lygosomae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. lygosomae
Binomial name
Plasmodium lygosomae
Laird, 1951

Plasmodium lygosomae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba .

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Laird in 1951. [1]

The schizonts give rise to 4 merozoites.

The gametocytes are elongate in form.

Distribution

This species is found in New Zealand.

Hosts

The only known host is the lizard Lygosoma moco . This host species has recently been renamed Oligosoma moco .

References

  1. ↑ Laird, M. (1951). "Plasmodium lygosomae n. sp. a parasite of a New Zealand skink, Lygosoma moco (Gray, 1839)". Journal of Parasitology. 37 (2): 183–189. doi: 10.2307/3273451 . JSTOR   3273451. PMID   14841563.


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