- Plasmodium rhadinurum
"Plasmodium rhadinurum" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Carinamoeba ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. rhadinurum" 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. rhadinurum"
binomial = "Plasmodium rhadinurum"Description
The parasite was first described by Thompson and Huff in
1944 .The
schizont s give rise to 4 - 8merozoite s.The
gametocyte s are round or elongate and may encircle the nucleus.Geographical occurrence
This species is found in
Venezuela .Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the lizard "
Iguana iguana iguana ".References
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