Biology:Plasmodium colombiense

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium colombiense
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. colombiense
Binomial name
Plasmodium colombiense
Ayala and Spain, 1976

Plasmodium colombiense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Ayala and Spain in 1976.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this parasite is the iguanid lizard Anolis auratus.

References

  1. Ayala, Stephen C.; Spain, Joyce Lance (1976). "A population of Plasmodium colombiense sp. n. in the iguanid lizard, Anolis auratus". Journal of Parasitology 62 (2): 177–178. doi:10.2307/3279261. PMID 1263025. 

Further reading

  • Telford, Sam R. (November 1980). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: Plasmodium species from iguanid and teiid hosts". International Journal for Parasitology 10 (5–6): 365–374. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(80)90037-5. PMID 7203781. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7201867 entry