Plasmodium beebei

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

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1978. Telford S. R, Jr (1978) The saurian malarias of Venezuela: haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards. Int. J. Parasitol. 8(5)341 - 353 ]

This species is prominently pigmented in all stages from larger trophozoites.

8 to 20 merozoites are produced in the schizonts.

The mature gametocytes are oval or round.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela, South America.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the lizard "Gonatodes taniae".

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