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Plasmodium scelopori

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Plasmodium scelopori
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. scelopori
Binomial name
Plasmodium scelopori
Telford, 1977

Plasmodium scelopori is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.[1]

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

Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Telford in 1977.

Description

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The meronts measure 4-8 x 3-6 microns.

The merozoites are arranged in a fan like distribution. Pigment may be present in green-yellow clumps in the centre of the host cell.

The gametocytes are rounded.

Distribution

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This species is found in Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras.

Hosts

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This species infects the spiny lizards Sceloporus teapensis and Sceloporus varabilis.

References

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  1. ^ Samuel R. Telford, Jr. (19 April 2016). Hemoparasites of the Reptilia: Color Atlas and Text. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420080414.