Plasmodium arachniformis

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Plasmodium arachniformis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int J Parasitol 18(2):197-219

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Tanzania.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species){{cn|date=April 2023}}

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Category:Apicomplexa species

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