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Lacertamoeba
''Lacertamoeba'' is a subgenus of the genus ''Plasmodium'' — all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles. Taxonomy This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as ''Plasmodium tropiduri''. Species * '' Plasmodium arachniformis'' * ''Plasmodium brygooi'' * ''Plasmodium cnemaspi'' * ''Plasmodium fischeri'' * ''Plasmodium floridense'' * ''Plasmodium gologoense'' * ''Plasmodium holaspi'' * ''Plasmodium intabazwe'' * ''Plasmodium lepidoptiformis'' * ''Plasmodium loveridgei'' * ''Plasmodium pitmani'' * ''Plasmodium tanzaniae'' * ''Plasmodium torrealbai'' * ''Plasmodium tropiduri'' * ''Plasmodium uluguruense'' * ''Plasmodium uzungwiense'' * ''Plasmodium vautieri'' * ''Plasmodium zonuriae ''Plasmodium zonuriae'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. zonuriae'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite a ... [...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 Pitmani
''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 ''Plasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Zonuriae
''Plasmodium zonuriae'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. zonuriae'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Pienaar in 1962. Distribution This species is found in Africa. Vectors Not known. Hosts This species infects cordylid lizards (''Cordylidae Cordylidae is a family of small- to medium-sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa. They are commonly known as girdled lizards, spinytail lizards, or girdle-tail lizards. Cordylidae is closely related to the family Gerrhosauridae ...''). References zonuriae {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Gologoense
''Plasmodium gologoense'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. gologoense'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219 Geographical occurrence This species was described in Tanzania. Clinical features and host pathology The only known hosts are chameleons (''Chamaeleo ''Chamaeleo'' is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus ''Chamaeleo'' are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to Indi ...'' species) References gologoense {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Vautieri
''Plasmodium vautieri'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. As in all species of the genus ''Plasmodium'', ''P. vautieri'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Pessoa and de Blasi in 1973.Pessoa SB & de Biasi P(1973) Plasmódio de uma lagartixa ''Urostrophus vautieri'' D. & B. (Sauria, Iguanidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 37: 309 Description The meronts give rise to 10-20 merozoites arranged in a rosette. The meronts measure 4.8 - 7.5 x 3.5 - 6.0 micron The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...s. Pigment granules are occur either as a central mass or at the edge of the cell. The gametocytes are ovoid. There is no apparent diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Uzungwiense
''Plasmodium uzungwiense'' is a parasite of the genius ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. uzungwiense'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219 Geographical occurrence This species was described in Tanzania. Clinical features and host pathology The only known hosts are chameleons (''Chamaeleo ''Chamaeleo'' is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus ''Chamaeleo'' are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to Indi ...'' species) References uzungwiense {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Uluguruense
''Plasmodium uluguruense'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. uluguruense'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1984.Telford, Jr S.R. (1984) Studies on African saurian malarias: Three ''Plasmodium'' species from gekkonid hosts J. Parasitol. 70 (3) 343-354 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. Geographical occurrence This species is found in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Loveridgei
''Plasmodium loveridgei'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. loveridgei'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1984.Telford, Jr S.R. (1984) Studies on African saurian malarias: Three ''Plasmodium'' species from gekkonid hosts J. Parasitol. 70 (3) 343-354 Young schizonts elongate and narrow with acuminate ends. Mature schizonts are polymorphic, are usually larger than host cell nuclei, and give rise to 6-26 merozoites. Immature gametocytes like young schizonts are elongate and narrow, with acuminate ends. Mature gametocytes are elongate averaging 3 times the host cell nucleus size and have dispersed pigment. Geographical occurrence This species is found in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Intabazwe
''Plasmodium intabazwe'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. intabazwe'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...s. Taxonomy This parasite was first described by van As ''et al'' in 2016.van As J, Cook CA, Netherlands EC, Smit NJ (2016) A new lizard malaria parasite ''Plasmodium intabazwe'' n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) in the Afromontane Pseudocordylus melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae) with a review of African saurian malaria parasites. Parasit Vectors 9(1):437 Distribution This species is found in Africa and nearby islands. Hosts This parasite infects the common crag lizard ('' Pseudoco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Holaspi
''Plasmodium holaspi'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. holaspi'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Telford in 1986. Geographical occurrence This species is found in Tanzania. Clinical features and host pathology This parasite infects the flying lacertid ''Holaspis guentheri ''Holaspis guentheri'', commonly known as the sawtail lizard or western neon blue-tailed tree lizard is a species of lizard occurring in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central ...''. References holaspi {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Fischeri
''Plasmodium fischeri'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. fischeri'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description The parasite was first described by Ball and Pringle in 1965.Ball G.H. and Pringle G. (1965) ''Plasmodium fischeri'' n. sp. from ''Chamaeleo fischeri''. J. Protozool. 12(4):479-482 Geographical occurrence This species is found in Kenya, Africa. Clinical features and host pathology The only known host of this species is Fischer's or the Eastern Usambara chameleon ('' Chamaeleo fischeri''). This host species is also known as '' Chamaeleo excubitor'', '' Bradypodion fischeri'' and ''Kinyongia fischeri Fischer's chameleon (''Kinyongia fischeri'' ) is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Etymology The specific name, ''fischeri'', is in honor of German herpetologist J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Brygooi
''Plasmodium brygooi'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertamoeba''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. brygooi'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. Description This species was first described by Telford and Landau in 1987. Etymology The name of the species refers to Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, a French parasitologist. Geographical occurrence This species is found in Madagascar. Clinical features and host pathology The only known host is the chameleon (''Chamaeleo brevicornis ''Chamaeleo'' is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus ''Chamaeleo'' are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to Indi ...''). References brygooi {{plasmodium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
