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Carinamoeba
''Carinamoeba'' is a subgenus of the genus ''Plasmodium'' - all of which are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes. The subgenus was created in 1966 by Garnham.Garnham P.C.C. (1966) Malaria parasttes and other haemospordia. Oxford, Blackwell Species in this subgenus infect reptiles. Diagnostic features The original criterion for inclusion in this genus was the presence of small schizonts giving rise to 8 or less merozoites. The criteria were subsequently revised by Telford in 1988.Telford S. (1988) A contribution to the systematics of the reptilian malaria parasites, family Plasmodiidae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 34, 65-96 Species in the subgenus ''Carinamoeba'' have the following characteristics: Small schizonts giving rise to 8 or less merozoites The gametocytes like the schizonts are small. Species in this subgenus * ''Plasmodium attenuatum'' * ''Plasmodium auffenbergi'' * ''Plasmodium basilisci'' * ''Plasmodium cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium
''Plasmodium'' is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of ''Plasmodium'' species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vertebrate host during a blood meal. Parasites grow within a vertebrate body tissue (often the liver) before entering the bloodstream to infect red blood cells. The ensuing destruction of host red blood cells can result in malaria. During this infection, some parasites are picked up by a blood-feeding insect (mosquitoes in majority cases), continuing the life cycle. ''Plasmodium'' is a member of the phylum Apicomplexa, a large group of parasitic eukaryotes. Within Apicomplexa, ''Plasmodium'' is in the order Haemosporida and family Plasmodiidae. Over 200 species of ''Plasmodium'' have been described, many of which have been subdivided into 14 subgenera based on parasite morphology and host range. Evolutionary relationships among different ''Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Volans
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''Plasmodium volans'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. volans'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Telford in 1995.Telford S.R. Jr. (1995) ''Plasmodium'' spp. (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) of the flying lizard ''Draco volans'' (Agamidae) Sys. Parasitol. 31 (1) 53-60 Description The schizonts produce 4 – 6 merozoites. The gametocytes are elongated. Distribution This species is found in the Philippines and Sarawak, Malaysia. Hosts The only known host of this species is the flying lizard ''Draco volans''. References volans Volans is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans. Volans was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Scelopori
''Plasmodium scelopori'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. scelopori'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Telford in 1977. Description The meronts measure 4-8 x 3-6 microns. The merozoites are arranged in a fan like distribution. Pigment may be present in green-yellow clumps in the centre of the host cell. The gametocyte A gametocyte is a eukaryotic germ cell that divides by mitosis into other gametocytes or by meiosis into gametids during gametogenesis. Male gametocytes are called ''spermatocytes'', and female gametocytes are called ''oocytes''. Development ...s are rounded. Distribution This species is found in Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras. Hosts This species infects the spiny lizards '' Sceloporus teapensis'' and '' Sceloporus varabilis''. References atheruri {{plasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Rhadinurum
''Plasmodium rhadinurum'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. rhadinurum'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Thompson and Huff in 1944. The schizonts give rise to 4 - 8 merozoites. The gametocyte A gametocyte is a eukaryotic germ cell that divides by mitosis into other gametocytes or by meiosis into gametids during gametogenesis. Male gametocytes are called ''spermatocytes'', and female gametocytes are called ''oocytes''. Development ...s are round or elongate and may encircle the nucleus. Distribution This species is found in Venezuela. Hosts This species infects the lizard '' Iguana iguana iguana''. References rhadinurum {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Minasense
''Plasmodium minasense'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. minasense'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. Taxonomy The original description of this species was by Carini and Rudolphi in 1912Carini, A. y Rudoph, M. (1912) Sur quelques hematozoaires de Lézards au Brésil. Bull. Soc. Path. exot. 5: 592. in a lizard '' Mabuia agilis''. Since then a number of subspecies of ''P. minasense'' have been described. The diagnostic features of ''P. minasense'' are: *The schizonts are smaller than normal erythrocyte nuclei. *Schzonts produce 4-8 merozoites *The gametocytes are equal to or smaller than erythrocyte nuclei in size and round in shape *They infect hosts of the lizard families Scincidae, Iguanidae and Teiidae in the Neotropics It is currently thought that ''P. minasense'' is closely related to ''Plasmodium floridense'' and ''Plasmodium tropiduri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Mabuiae
''Plasmodium mabuiae'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. mabuiae'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy This species was first described by Weyon in 1909 in Sudan. Description The schizonts are less than or equal to the host cell nucleus in size. Each schizont produces four to eight merozoites. The Gametocytes are elongate and equal to or slightly larger than host cell nuclei, and are found diagonally across one end of the host cell. Description This species is found in Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam and Morogoro Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region. It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...). Hosts This species infects the African striped skink ('' Mabuya striata''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Lygosomae
''Plasmodium lygosomae'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. lygosomae'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Laird in 1951. The schizonts give rise to 4 merozoites. The gametocyte A gametocyte is a eukaryotic germ cell that divides by mitosis into other gametocytes or by meiosis into gametids during gametogenesis. Male gametocytes are called ''spermatocytes'', and female gametocytes are called ''oocytes''. Development ...s are elongate in form. Distribution This species is found in New Zealand. Hosts The only known host is the lizard '' Lygosoma moco''. This host species has recently been renamed '' Oligosoma moco''. References lygosomae {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Cordyli
''Plasmodium achiotense'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. cordyli'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1987. Geographical occurrence This species is found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... Clinical features and host pathology This species infects cordylid lizards. References cordyli {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Basilisci
''Plasmodium basilisci'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. basilisci'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Discovery and description The first description of ''Plasmodium basilisci'' was in 2 iguanids of the sp. Basiliscus family (Wiegman, 1828) According to Palaez and Perez-Reyes: According to Nancy L. Herban and G. Robert Coatney, the following observation was made by Donald J. Pletsch on two ''Iguana iguana rhinolpha'' on April 28, 1968 in San Salvador: Today, it is known to be infecting reptiles only. Distribution This species occurs in Brazil, El Salvador and Honduras: Notes * Cyril Garnham found that a ''P. tropiduri'' parasite discovered by Fonseca to be ''P. basilisci'' but with eight merozoites per schizont.: Brazil, 1952. * Garnham described ''P. basilisci'' in the British Honduras in 1963. * Perez-Reyez found ''P. basilisci'' Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Clelandi
''Plasmodium clelandi'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. clelandi'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description This species was described by Manawadu in 1972.Manawanu B.R. (1972) A new saurian malaria parasite ''Plasmodium clelandi'' sp. n. from Ceylon. J. Euk. Micro. 19 (4) 587–589. It was named after the eminent cardio-thoracic surgeon William Paton Cleland. The host cells are not altered in either shape or size by the asexual stages of the parasite. Pigment is rare and a vacuole may be present. The schizonts typically give rise to 8 merozoites. The gametocytes are elongated with an irregular edge. They tend to encircle the nucleus and the host cell tends to become oval in shape. Male gametocytes measure 20 micrometre The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: Π... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Auffenbergi
''Plasmodium auffenbergi'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. auffenbergi'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Telford in 2016 The meronts are cruciform or fan shaped. They measure 3.0 x 2.2 microns. They produce 2-5 merozoites. The gametocytes are spherical to ovoid and measure 4.7 x 3.9 microns. Male and female gametocytes do not differ in size or morphology. Distribution This species is found in the Philippines. Hosts This species infects the peacock monitor (''Varanus auffenbergi The peacock monitor (''Varanus auffenbergi)'', also known commonly as Auffenberg's monitor, is a species of small monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species, which belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'', is endemic to Rote Island, Indonesi ...''). This lizard is also known as Auffenberg's monitor. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Attenuatum
''Plasmodium attenuatum'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Carinamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. attenuatum'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Telford in 1973. Distribution This species is found in Venezuela. Hosts This species infects the lizard ''Ameiva ameiva ''Ameiva ameiva'', also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central, South America, and some Caribbean Islands. Geographic range It ...''. References atheruri {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
