Plasmodium_josephinae

<i>Plasmodium josephinae</i>

Plasmodium josephinae

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium josephinae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. It was described in 1967 by Peláez.[1] As in all Plasmodium species, P. josephinae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.[2]

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Taxonomy

This species was described by Peláez in 1967.

Distribution

This species occurs in Mexico.

References

  1. [1]
    Gerald Hoff, ed. (6 December 2012). Diseases of Amphibians and Reptiles. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 436. ISBN 9781461593911.
  2. [2]
    Samuel R. Telford, Jr. (19 April 2016). Hemoparasites of the Reptilia: Color Atlas and Text. CRC Press. p. 95. ISBN 9781420080414.


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