- Plasmodium saurocaudatum
"Plasmodium saurocaudatum" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium "..Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. saurocaudatum" 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. saurocaudatum"
binomial = "Plasmodium saurocaudatum"Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in
1983 . Telford S. R. Jr (1983) "Plasmodium saurocaudatum" sp.n., a parasite of "Mabuya multifasciata" in southeast Asia. J. Parasitol. 69(6) 1150-1155 ]Geographical occurrence
This species is found in South East Asia.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the many-lined sun skink ("
Mabuya multifasciata ")References
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