Plasmodium audaciosum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Garnia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. audaciosum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
| Plasmodium audaciosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. audaciosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium audaciosum |
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This organism was described by Lainson, Shaw and Landau in 1975.
This species is found in Brazil.
The only known host is the South American 'chameleon' (Plica umbra).