- Plasmodium percygarnhami
"Plasmodium percygarnhami" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Vinckeia ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. percygarnhami" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite aremammal s.Taxobox
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium "
species = "P. percygarnhami"
binomial = "Plasmodium percygarnhami"Description
The parasite was first described by Landau "et al" in
1989 . Landau I., Lepers J.P., Rabetafika L., Baccam D., Peters W. and Coulanges P. (1989) "Plasmodia" of lemurs in Madagascar. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 64(3):171-184]The infected erythrocyte becomes deformed - holly leaf-shaped or sometimes sea-urchin-shaped - and may also become decolourized when parasitized by older stages.
The mature
schizont s produce 20merozoite s.Geographical occurrence
This species is found in
Madagascar .Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the
lemur "Lemur macaco macaco ".References
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