Plasmodium tribolonoti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. tribolonoti |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium tribolonoti Telford and Wellehan, 2005 | |
Plasmodium tribolonoti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium .
Like all Plasmodium species P. tribolonoti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford and Wellehan in 2005. [1]
This species is found in New Guinea.
This species infects the crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis .
Tribolonotus gracilis, commonly known as the red-eyed crocodile skink, is a species of skink that is sometimes kept as an exotic pet. It is endemic to New Guinea, where it lives in tropical rainforest habitats. It was first described by Nelly de Rooij in 1909.
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