Plasmodium saurocaudatum
| Plasmodium saurocaudatum | |
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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. saurocaudatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium saurocaudatum Telford, 1983
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Plasmodium saurocaudatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Description[edit]
Like all Plasmodium species, P. saurocaudatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1983.[1]
Geographical occurrence[edit]
This species is found in Southeast Asia.
Clinical features and host pathology[edit]
The only known host is the many-lined sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata).
References[edit]
- ^ Telford, S. R. Jr. (1983). "Plasmodium saurocaudatum sp.n., a parasite of Mabuya multifasciata in southeast Asia". J. Parasitol. 69 (6): 1150–1155. doi:10.2307/3280881. JSTOR 3280881.
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