Plasmodium cordyli

"Plasmodium achiotense" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" .

Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. cordyli" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxobox
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name = "Plasmodium cordyli"
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. cordyli"
binomial = "Plasmodium cordyli"

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1987. Telford S. R. Jr. (1987) Studies on african saurian malarias: plasmodium parasites of Cordylid lizards. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 62(5) 405 - 417]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Africa.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects cordylid lizards.

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