- Plasmodium draconis
"Plasmodium draconis" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Asiamoeba ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. draconis" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite arereptile s.Taxobox
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium "
species = "P. draconis"
binomial = "Plasmodium draconis"Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in
1995 . Telford S.R. Jr. (1995) "Plasmodium" spp. (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) of the flying lizard "Draco volans" (Agamidae) Sys. Parasitol. 31 (1) 53-60 ]The
schizont s produce 4–16merozoite s.Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the
Philippines .Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the flying lizard "
Draco volans ".References
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