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Plasmodium saurocaudatum

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Plasmodium saurocaudatum
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. saurocaudatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium saurocaudatum
Telford, 1983

Plasmodium saurocaudatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Description

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

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1983.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in Southeast Asia.

Clinical features and host pathology

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The only known host is the many-lined sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata).

References

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  1. ^ Telford, S. R. Jr. (1983). "Plasmodium saurocaudatum sp.n., a parasite of Mabuya multifasciata in southeast Asia". J. Parasitol. 69 (6): 1150–1155. doi:10.2307/3280881. JSTOR 3280881.