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Plasmodium arachniformis

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Plasmodium arachniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. arachniformis
Binomial name
Plasmodium arachniformis
Telford, 1988


Plasmodium arachniformis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

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

Description

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The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This species was described in Tanzania.[citation needed]

Clinical features and host pathology

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The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species)[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int J Parasitol 18(2):197-219