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Plasmodium beebei

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Plasmodium beebei
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. beebei
Binomial name
Plasmodium beebei
Telford, 1978

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

Like all Plasmodium species P. beebei 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 1978.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in Venezuela, South America.

Clinical features and host pathology

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The only known host is the lizard Gonatodes taniae.

References

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  1. ^ Telford Jr., Sam R. (1978). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards". International Journal for Parasitology. 8 (5): 341–343. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(78)90031-0.