Plasmodium circularis
| Plasmodium circularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. circularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium circularis Telford and Stein, 2000
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Plasmodium circularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. circularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description[edit]
The parasite was first described by Telford and Stein in 2000.[1]
Geographical occurrence[edit]
This species is found in Australia and infects the Australian skink Egernia stokesii.
References[edit]
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