| Plasmodium tomodoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tomodoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tomodoni Pessoa and Fleury, 1968 | |
Plasmodium tomodoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium . As in all Plasmodium species, P. tomodoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Pessoa and Fleury in 1968. [1]
This species is found in Brazil.
This species infects snakes. The other two species infecting snakes are Plasmodium pessoai and Plasmodium wenyoni .
The original host this species was described from was a Tomodon dorsatus from Brazil.
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