Plasmodium_scorzai

<i>Plasmodium scorzai</i>

Plasmodium scorzai

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium scorzai is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1978.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the gekko Phyllodactylus ventralis.

References

  1. [1]
    Telford Jr., Sam R. (1978). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: Haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards". International Journal for Parasitology. 8 (5): 341–353. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(78)90031-0.


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