Plasmodium brygooi

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

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

Description

This species was first described by Telford and Landau in 1987.{{cite journal | last=Telford | first=S. R. | author2=Jr. | last3=Landau | first3=I. | title=Plasmodium brygooi sp. n. from Chamaeleo brevicornis of Madagascar, with a redescription of Plasmodium robinsoni (Brygoo, 1962) from its type host and an additional host, Chamaeleo parsoni crucifer | journal=Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée | volume=62 | issue=5 | year=1987 | pages=395–404 | url=http://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/abs/1987/05/parasite1987625p395/parasite1987625p395.html | doi=10.1051/parasite/1987625395| doi-access=free }} {{open access}}

Etymology

The name of the species refers to Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, a French parasitologist.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Madagascar.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the chameleon (Chamaeleo brevicornis).

References

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