Biology:Plasmodium holaspi

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium holaspi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. holaspi
Binomial name
Plasmodium holaspi
Telford, 1986

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1986.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Tanzania.

Clinical features and host pathology

This parasite infects the flying lacertid Holaspis guentheri.

References

  1. Telford Jr., Sam R. (1986). "Studies on African saurian malarias: Plasmodium holaspi n. sp. from the Flying Lacertid Holaspis guentheri". Journal of Parasitology 72 (2): 271–275. doi:10.2307/3281603. PMID 3734993. 

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