Plasmodium_australis

<i>Plasmodium australis</i>

Plasmodium australis

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium australis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Mackerras in 1961 and was designated as Plasmodium giganteum. It was redescribed in 1988 by Telford who recognised it as a separate species.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Australia.

References

  1. [1]
    Telford JR 1988. A contribution to the systematics of the reptilian malaria parasites, family Plasmodiidae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 34: 65–96


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