Plasmodium fairchildi

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Plasmodium fairchildi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species it has vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts are reptiles. The insect vector is not known.

Plasmodium fairchildi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Aconoidasida Order: Haemosporida Family: Plasmodiidae Genus: Plasmodium Species: P. fairchildi
Binomial name
Plasmodium fairchildi

Contents 1 Description 2 Geographic occurrence 3 Clinical features and host pathology 4 References

[edit] Description

This species was described by Telford in 1989.

[edit] Geographic occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the lizard Anolis cupreus.

[edit] References