- Plasmodium loveridgei
"Plasmodium loveridgei" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. loveridgei" 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. loveridgei"
binomial = "Plasmodium loveridgei"Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in
1984 . Telford, Jr S.R. (1984) Studies on African saurian malarias: Three "Plasmodium" species from gekkonid hosts J. Parasitol. 70 (3) 343-354 ]Young
schizont s elongate and narrow with acuminate ends. Mature schizonts are polymorphic, are usually larger than host cell nuclei, and give rise to 6-26merozoite s.Immature
gametocyte s like young schizonts are elongate and narrow, with acuminate ends. Mature gametocytes are elongate averaging 3 times the host cell nucleus size and have dispersed pigment.Geographical occurrence
This species is found in the
Uluguru Mountains ,Tanzania .Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the lizard "
Lygodactylus picturatus ".References
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