Plasmodium tribolonoti

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Plasmodium tribolonoti
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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 .

Contents

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford and Wellehan in 2005. [1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in New Guinea.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis .

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References

  1. Telford Jr., Sam R.; Wellehan Jr., James F. X. (2005). "Two Plasmodium species of the crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis from Irian Jaya, Indonesia". Journal of Parasitology . 91 (1): 148–151. doi:10.1645/GE-3360. PMID   15856890. S2CID   32866581.