Plasmodium auffenbergi

Plasmodium auffenbergi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.[1]

Plasmodium auffenbergi
Scientific classification
(unranked): Diaphoretickes
Clade: TSAR
Clade: SAR
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. auffenbergi
Binomial name
Plasmodium auffenbergi
Telford, 2016

Like all Plasmodium species P. auffenbergi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Telford in 2016[1]

The meronts are cruciform or fan shaped. They measure 3.0 x 2.2 microns. They produce 2-5 merozoites.

The gametocytes are spherical to ovoid and measure 4.7 x 3.9 microns. Male and female gametocytes do not differ in size or morphology.

Distribution

This species is found in the Philippines.

Hosts

This species infects the peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi). This lizard is also known as Auffenberg's monitor.

References
  1. Samuel R. Telford, Jr. (19 April 2016). Hemoparasites of the Reptilia: Color Atlas and Text. CRC Press. p. 57. ISBN 9781420080414. Retrieved 13 December 2016.


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