Plasmodium heischi

Plasmodium heischi
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	TSAR
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. heischi
Binomial name
	Plasmodium heischi; Garnham and Telford, 1984

Plasmodium heischi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. heischi, has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.[1]

Description

The schizonts produce up to 65 nuclei and cause host cell hypertrophy and distortion.

The gametocytes are spindle-shaped. The female gametocyte often has a subterminal nucleus.

Distribution

This species was described in Kenya.

Hosts

The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.

References

Garnham P.C. and Telford S.R. Jr. (1984) A new malaria parasite Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) heischi in skinks (Mabuya striata) from Nairobi, with a brief discussion of the distribution of malaria parasites in the family Scincidae.

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[Garnham1984-1] Garnham P.C. and Telford S.R. Jr. (1984) A new malaria parasite Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) heischi in skinks (Mabuya striata) from Nairobi, with a brief discussion of the distribution of malaria parasites in the family Scincidae.