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Plasmodium circularis

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Plasmodium circularis
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. circularis
Binomial name
Plasmodium circularis
Telford and Stein, 2000

Plasmodium circularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford and Stein in 2000.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Australia and infects the Australian skink Egernia stokesii.

References

  1. ^ Telford J.R.; Stein J. (2000). "Two malaria parasites (Apicomplexa : Plasmodiidae) of the Australian skink Egernia stokesii". Journal of Parasitology. 86 (2): 395–406. doi:10.2307/3284786. JSTOR 3284786. PMID 10780562.


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