- Plasmodium vastator
"Plasmodium vastator" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Asiamoeba ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. vastator" 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. vastator"
binomial = "Plasmodium vastator"Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in
1995 . Telford S.R.(1995) "Plasmodium" spp. (Apicomplexia: Plasmodiae) of the flying lizard "Draco volans" (Agamidae) Syst. Parasitol. 31 (1) 53-60 ]The
schizont s give rise to 4 - 8merozoite s.The
gametocyte s are elongated.Geographical occurrence
This species occurs in the
Republic of the Philippines Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the agamid lizard "
Draco volans ".References
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