Plasmodium telfordi

Plasmodium telfordi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Plasmodium telfordi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Protista
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Aconoidasida
Order:
Haemosporida
Family:
Plasmodiidae
Genus:
Plasmodium
Species:
P. telfordi
Binomial name
Plasmodium telfordi

Description

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Venezuela.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the lizard Ameiva ameiva.

References

    Telford, S. R, Jr (1980) The saurian malarias of Venezuela: Plasmodium species from iguanid and teiid hosts. Int. J. Parasitol. 10(5/6): 365-374


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