Plasmodium percygarnhami

Plasmodium percygarnhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Protista
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. percygarnhami
Binomial name
	Plasmodium percygarnhami;

Plasmodium percygarnhami is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Landau et al. in 1989.^[1]

The infected erythrocyte becomes deformed - holly leaf-shaped or sometimes sea-urchin-shaped - and may also become decolourized when parasitized by older stages.

The mature schizonts produce 20 merozoites.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Madagascar.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the lemur Lemur macaco macaco.

References

^ Landau, I.; Lepers, J.-P.; Rabetafika, L.; Baccam, D.; Peters, W.; Coulanges, P. (1989). "Plasmodies de Lémuriens Malgaches". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64 (3): 171–184. doi:10.1051/parasite/1989643171. ISSN 0003-4150.

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[LandauLepers2016-1] Landau, I.; Lepers, J.-P.; Rabetafika, L.; Baccam, D.; Peters, W.; Coulanges, P. (1989). "Plasmodies de Lémuriens Malgaches". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64 (3): 171–184. doi:10.1051/parasite/1989643171. ISSN 0003-4150.

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