''Plasmodium tomodoni'' is a parasite of the genus ''

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 ...

''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. tomodoni'' has both

vertebrate Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () ( chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, ...

and

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

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 ( ...

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Pessoa and Fleury in 1968.Pessoa S.B. and Fleury G.C. (1968) ''Plasmodium tomodoni'' sp. n. parasita da serpente ''Tomodon dorsatus'' D & B. Rev. Brasil Biol. 28: 525-530

Distribution

This species is found in Brazil.

Hosts

This species infects snakes. The other two species infecting snakes are ''

Plasmodium pessoai ''Plasmodium pessoai'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. pessoai'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first descr ...

'' and ''

Plasmodium wenyoni ''Plasmodium wenyoni'' is a parasite of the genus ''Plasmodium''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. wenyoni'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxonomy The parasite was first descr ...

''. The original host this species was described from was a '' Tomodon dorsatus'' from Brazil.

References

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