Plasmodium_saurocaudatum

<i>Plasmodium saurocaudatum</i>

Plasmodium saurocaudatum

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium saurocaudatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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Description

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

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1983.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Southeast Asia.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the many-lined sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata).

References

  1. [1]
    Telford, S. R. Jr. (1983). "Plasmodium saurocaudatum sp.n., a parasite of Mabuya multifasciata in southeast Asia". J. Parasitol. 69 (6): 1150–1155. doi:10.2307/3280881. JSTOR 3280881.


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