Plasmodium lygosomae
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Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. lygosomae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Laird in 1951. [1]
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species is found in New Zealand.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the lizard Lygosoma moco.
[edit] References
- ^ Laird M. (1951) Plasmodium lygosomae n. sp. a parasite of a New Zealand skink, Lygosoma moco (Gray, 1839). J. Parasitol. 37(2):183-189
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