Plasmodium telfordi

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

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

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

Description

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the lizard "Ameiva ameiva".

References

Telford, S. R, Jr (1980) The saurian malarias of Venezuela: "Plasmodium" species from iguanid and teiid hosts. Int. J. Parasitol 10(5/6): 365-374