Biology:Plasmodium brygooi

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium brygooi
Plasmodium brygooi Telford & Landau, 1987, parasite of Chamaeleo brevicornis.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. brygooi
Binomial name
Plasmodium brygooi
Telford and Landau, 1987

Plasmodium brygooi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

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

Description

This species was first described by Telford and Landau in 1987.[1]

Etymology

The name of the species refers to Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, a French parasitologist.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Madagascar .

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the chameleon (Chamaeleo brevicornis).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7201854 entry