Plasmodium cnemaspi

Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium cnemaspi

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Alveolata
Phylum:  | Apicomplexa
Class:  | Aconoidasida
Order:  | Haemospororida
Family:  | Plasmodiidae
Genus:  | Plasmodium
Species:  |

P. cnemaspi

Binomial name
Plasmodium cnemaspi

Telford, 1984

Plasmodium cnemaspi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Geographical occurrence
* 3 Clinical features and host pathology
* 4 References

## Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1984.[1]

## Geographical occurrence

This species is found in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.

## Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the lizard Cnemaspis africana.

## References

1. ↑ Telford, Jr S.R. (1984) Studies on African saurian malarias: Three Plasmodium species from gekkonid hosts J. Parasitol. 70 (3) 343-354

Wikidata ☰ Q7201863 entry

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