Plasmodium intabazwe
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| species = intabazwe
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Plasmodium intabazwe is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
As in all Plasmodium species, P. intabazwe has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy
This parasite was first described by van As et al in 2016.van As J, Cook CA, Netherlands EC, Smit NJ (2016) A new lizard malaria parasite Plasmodium intabazwe n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) in the Afromontane Pseudocordylus melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae) with a review of African saurian malaria parasites. Parasit Vectors 9(1):437
Distribution
This species is found in Africa and nearby islands.
Hosts
This parasite infects the common crag lizard (Pseudocordylus melanotus).