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Lacertaemoba
''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 parasit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Torrealbai
''Plasmodium torrealbai'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus ''Lacertaemoba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. torrealbai'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Scorza and Dagbert in 1957.Scorza JV & Dagert BC (1957) Sobre un nuevo ''Plasmodium'' en ''Anolis'' sp. del Estado Bolivar. Acta biol. venez. 2: 109–114 Description The trophozoites are irregularly shaped with filiform extensions. The schizonts contain 8 to 20 nuclei arranged in a fan. Pigment is present at the base of the fan. The merozoites are elongate. 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 ovoid to elongate. Distribution This species is found in Venezuela. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Tropiduri
''Plasmodium tropiduri'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus '' Lacertaemoba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. tropiduri'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. This species is closely related to ''Plasmodium floridense'' and '' Plasmodium minasense''. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Aragão and Neiva in 1909. It had been previous discovered by Carlos Chagas but not formally described. Later it was realised that this species was in fact a species complex. This complex was divided into a number of subspecies by Telford in 1979. Subspecies * ''Plasmodium tropiduri aquaticum'' is found in ''Anolis lionotus'' and '' Anolis poecilopus'' in Panama and Costa Rica. Schizonts are found mostly in pro-erythrocytes, are smaller than erythrocyte nuclei, have 4 to 14 nuclei and contain pigment. Gametocytes occur in erythrocytes, are smaller than erythrocyte nuclei and contain pigment. * ''Plasmodium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Floridense
''Plasmodium floridense'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium'' subgenus '' Lacertaemoba''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. floridense'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. Description This species was described by Thompson and Huff in 1944. Schizonts are 1.5 -2.0 times the size of the nucleus of an uninfected erythrocyte. They produce 8-24 merozoites. The gametocytes are of a similar size. Distribution This organism is found in an area stretching continuously from the southern United States to Panama. It is also found in the Caribbean. Hosts It infects lizards of the genera '' Anolis'' (''Anolis carolinensis'',Perkins S.L., Kerwin A.S., Rothschild A.D. (2008) Patterns of infection of the lizard malaria parasite, ''Plasmodium floridense'', in invasive brown anoles (''Anolis sagrei'') in Southwestern Florida. Parasitol Res. ''Anolis gundlachi ''Anolis gundlachi'', also commonly known as the yellow-chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasmodium Lepidoptiformis
''Plasmodium lepidoptiformis'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. lepidoptiformis'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. Description This species was described by Telford and Telford in 2003. Distribution It is found in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... Hosts The only known vertebrate host is the lizard '' Kentropyx calcarata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5218719 lepidoptiformis ... [...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 Un ...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 Tanzaniae
''Plasmodium tanzaniae'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium''. Like all ''Plasmodium'' species ''P. tanzaniae'' 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 tanzaniae {{plasmodium-stub ... [...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 ''Plas ... [...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 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] |
