Plasmodium mexicanum

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

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Thompson and Huff in 1944. Thompson P.E. and Huff C.G. (1944) Saurian malaria parasites of the United States and Mexico. J. Inf. Dis. 74:68–79.]

Geographical occurrence

This parasite if found in Arizona, USA.

Clinical features and host pathology

This parasite infects the tree lizard ("Urosaurus ornatus"). French S.S., Fokidis H.B., Moore M.C. 2008. Variation in stress and innate immunity in the tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) across an urban-rural gradient. J Comp Physiol [B] .]

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