''Carinamoeba'' is a subgenus of the

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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 vert ...

'' - all of which are parasitic unicellular

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s. The subgenus was created in 1966 by Garnham.Garnham P.C.C. (1966) Malaria parasttes and other haemospordia. Oxford, Blackwell

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in this subgenus infect

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 ( ...

Diagnostic features

The original criterion for inclusion in this genus was the presence of small

schizont Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organism is ...

s 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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. Descript ...

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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. Descriptio ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. Descript ...

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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 ...

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Plasmodium volans ''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 pa ...

References

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