- Plasmodium diploglossi
"Plasmodium diploglossi" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Sauramoeba ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. diploglossi" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite arereptile s.Taxobox
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name = "Plasmodium diploglossi"
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium "
species = "P. diploglossi"
binomial = "Plasmodium diploglossi"Description
The parasite was first described by Aragio and Neiva in 1909. It is the type species of the subgenus "Sauramoeba".
Pigment does not occupy a distinctvacuole but may be clumped.The large
schizont s considerably enlarge the hosterythrocyte and may completely encircle the host cell nucleus.The mature
gametocyte s are broad.Like the schizonts, the gametocytes may almost encircle the host cell nucleus.
A small cytoplasmic vacuole may be present in some gametocytes.
Geographical occurrence
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the anguid lizard "
Diploglossus fasciatus ".References
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