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Plasmodium lionatum

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Plasmodium lionatum
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. lionatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium lionatum
Telford, 1982

Plasmodium lionatum is a species of apicomplexan parasite in the family Plasmodiidae. Like all Plasmodium species P. lionatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.

Description

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The parasite was first described by Telford in 1982.[1]

Distribution

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This species is found in Thailand.[citation needed]

Hosts

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The only known host is the flying gecko (Ptychozoon lionatum).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Telford Jr., Sam R. (1982). "Plasmodium lionatum sp. n., a Parasite of the Flying Gecko, Ptychozoon lionatum, in Thailand". Journal of Parasitology. 68 (6): 1154–1157. doi:10.2307/3281110. JSTOR 3281110.

Further reading

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Telford, Sam (December 1982). "Plasmodium lionatum sp. n., a parasite of the flying gecko, Ptychozoon lionatum, in Thailand". The Journal of Parasitology. 68 (6): 1154–1157. doi:10.2307/3281110. JSTOR 3281110.