Plasmodium arachniformis

"Plasmodium arachniformis" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium".

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

Taxobox
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. arachniformis"
binomial = "Plasmodium arachniformis"

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988. Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219 ]

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Tanzania.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known hosts are chameleons ("Chamaeleo" species)

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