Plasmodium tomodoni
| Plasmodium tomodoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tomodoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tomodoni Pessoa and Fleury, 1968
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Plasmodium tomodoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. As in all Plasmodium species, P. tomodoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy
[edit]The parasite was first described by Pessoa and Fleury in 1968.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is found in Brazil.
Hosts
[edit]This species infects snakes. The other two species infecting snakes are Plasmodium pessoai and Plasmodium wenyoni.
The original host this species was described from was a Tomodon dorsatus from Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ Pessoa S.B. and Fleury G.C. (1968) Plasmodium tomodoni sp. n. parasita da serpente Tomodon dorsatus D & B. Rev. Brasil Biol. 28: 525-530
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