- Plasmodium fischeri
"Plasmodium fischeri" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. fischeri" 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. fischeri"
binomial = "Plasmodium fischeri"Description
The parasite was first described by Ball and Pringle in
1965 . Ball G.H. and Pringle G. (1965) "Plasmodium fischeri" n. sp. from "Chamaeleo fischeri". J. Protozool. 12(4):479-482 ]Geographical occurrence
This species is found in
Kenya ,Africa .Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is Fischer's or the Eastern Usambara chameleon ("
Chamaeleo fischeri "). This host species is also known as "Chamaeleo excubitor ", "Bradypodion fischeri " and "Kinyongia fischeri ".References
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