Biology:Plasmodium zonuriae

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium zonuriae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. zonuriae
Binomial name
Plasmodium zonuriae
Pienaar, 1962

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

As in all Plasmodium species, P. zonuriae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Pienaar in 1962.

Distribution

This species is found in Africa.[1]

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

This species infects cordylid lizards (Cordylidae).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7201981 entry