Fallisia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Garniidae |
| Genus: | Fallisia |
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Subgenus Fallisia
Subgenus Plasmodiodes | |
Fallisia is a genus of the family Plasmodiidae.
The genus was created by Lainson, Landau and Shaw in 1974. A revision of the genus Plasmodium by Levine in 1985 considered this subgenus to be a synonym of Plasmodium. The description of a new species Plasmodium siamense by Telford in 1986 lead to a resurrection of this as a subgenus. Further revision of its taxonomic status has led to its elevation to genus status.
Species in this genus infect birds and lizards.
Diagnostic features[edit]
Species in this genus have the following characteristics:
The schizonts and gametocytes are found in the circulating leukocytes and thromobcytes.
Pigment is absent.
Subgenera[edit]
There are two recognised subgena - Fallisia Telford 1998 and Plasmodiodes Gabaldon, Ulloa & Zerpa 1985. Species in Fallisia infect lizards and those in Plasmodiodes infect birds.
Until confirmed by molecular methods this classification should be regarded as tentative.
Host distribution[edit]
These species infect lizards of the Iguanidae and Teiidae. They may also infect the Scincidae.
Distribution[edit]
These parasites are found in the Neotropical area.
References[edit]
- ^ Paperna, I.; Landau, I. (1990). "Fallisia copemani n. sp. (Haemosporidia: Garniidae) from the australian skink Carlia rhomboidalis". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 65 (1): 16–21. doi:10.1051/parasite/1990651016. ISSN 0003-4150.
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