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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
''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] |
