Plasmodium intabazwe

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium intabazwe

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

P. intabazwe

Binomial name
Plasmodium intabazwe

van As et al, 2016

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

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This parasite was first described by van As et al in 2016.[1]

## Distribution

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This species is found in Africa and nearby islands.

## Hosts

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This parasite infects the common crag lizard (Pseudocordylus melanotus).

## References

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1. ^ 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

Taxon identifiers

Plasmodium intabazwe|

* Wikidata: Q48969887
* GBIF: 9156142
* NCBI: 1840234

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