- Plasmodium telfordi
"Plasmodium achiotense" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. telfordi" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite arereptile s.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
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