Plasmodium uluguruense

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Plasmodium uluguruense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

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

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

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1984. ^[1]

Young schizonts are elongate with blunt ends and become oval or round following the second nuclear division. Mature schizonts are smaller than the host cell nuclei, produce 4-12 merozoites and are usually arranged as a fan.

Immature gametocytes like young schizonts are elongate with blunt ends. Mature gametocytes are usually oval and approximate the host cell nuclei in size. Their pigment granules concentrated in a single focus.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

This species is found in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the lizard Hemidactylus platycephalus.

[edit] References