Plasmodium beebei
| Plasmodium beebei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. beebei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium beebei Telford, 1978 | |
Plasmodium beebei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. beebei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Telford in 1978.[1]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in Venezuela, South America.[citation needed]
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]The only known host is the lizard Gonatodes taniae.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Telford Jr., Sam R. (1978). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards". International Journal for Parasitology. 8 (5): 341–343. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(78)90031-0.
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