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Plasmodium achiotense

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Plasmodium achiotense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. achiotense
Binomial name
Plasmodium achiotense
Telford, 1972

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

As in all Plasmodium species, P. achiotense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Telford in 1972.[citation needed]

Description

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The gametocytes are round to ovoid in shape. They occupy a polar position in the erythrocytes which are enlarged and deformed.[citation needed]

Vectors

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Not known.

References

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