Plasmodium percygarnhami

Plasmodium percygarnhami
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	TSAR
Clade:	SAR
Infrakingdom:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. percygarnhami
Binomial name
	Plasmodium percygarnhami; Landau et al., 1989

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Landau et al. in 1989.[1]

Description

The infected erythrocyte becomes deformed - holly leaf-shaped or sometimes sea-urchin-shaped - and may also become decolourized when parasitized by older stages.

The mature schizonts produce 20 merozoites.

Distribution

This species is found in Madagascar.

Hosts

The only known host is the lemur Lemur macaco macaco.

References

Landau, I.; Lepers, J.-P.; Rabetafika, L.; Baccam, D.; Peters, W.; Coulanges, P. (1989). "Plasmodies de Lémuriens Malgaches". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64 (3): 171–184. doi:10.1051/parasite/1989643171. ISSN 0003-4150.

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[LandauLepers2016-1] Landau, I.; Lepers, J.-P.; Rabetafika, L.; Baccam, D.; Peters, W.; Coulanges, P. (1989). "Plasmodies de Lémuriens Malgaches". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64 (3): 171–184. doi:10.1051/parasite/1989643171. ISSN 0003-4150.