Plasmodium guyannense
| Plasmodium guyannense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. guyannense
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium guyannense Telford, 1979
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Plasmodium guyannense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species, P. guyannense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy[edit]
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1979.[1] This species had previously been considered to be Plasmodium cnemidophori.
Description[edit]
Young trophozoites contain prominent vacuoles.
Schizonts contain 40 to 74 nuclei and have pigment.
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in Guyana, South America.
Hosts[edit]
The only known host is the lizard Plica plica.
References[edit]
- ^ Telford SR Jr. (1979) A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 54(2):129-144
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