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Plasmodium arachniformis

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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.

Plasmodium arachniformis
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P. arachniformis
Binomial name
Plasmodium arachniformis

Description

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

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Tanzania.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species)

References

  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