Plasmodium_lygosomae

<i>Plasmodium lygosomae</i>

Plasmodium lygosomae

Species of parasitic protist that can cause malaria

Plasmodium lygosomae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.

Quick Facts Plasmodium lygosomae, Scientific classification ...

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Laird in 1951.[1]

The schizonts give rise to 4 merozoites.

The gametocytes are elongate in form.

Distribution

This species is found in New Zealand.

Hosts

The only known host is the lizard Lygosoma moco. This host species has recently been renamed Oligosoma moco.

References

  1. [1]
    Laird, M. (1951). "Plasmodium lygosomae n. sp. a parasite of a New Zealand skink, Lygosoma moco (Gray, 1839)". Journal of Parasitology. 37 (2): 183–189. doi:10.2307/3273451. JSTOR 3273451. PMID 14841563.


Stub icon

This Plasmodium-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Plasmodium_lygosomae, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.