Lacertamoeba
Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium — all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.
| Lacertamoeba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Lacertamoeba Telford, 1979 |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri.[1]
Species
- Plasmodium arachniformis
- Plasmodium brygooi
- Plasmodium cnemaspi
- Plasmodium fischeri
- Plasmodium floridense
- Plasmodium gologoense
- Plasmodium holaspi
- Plasmodium intabazwe
- Plasmodium lepidoptiformis
- Plasmodium loveridgei
- Plasmodium pitmani
- Plasmodium tanzaniae
- Plasmodium torrealbai
- Plasmodium tropiduri
- Plasmodium uluguruense
- Plasmodium uzungwiense
- Plasmodium vautieri
- Plasmodium zonuriae
Diagnostic features
Species in the subgenus Lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:
The gametocytes are medium-sized
The schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.
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References
- Telford SR (1979). "A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards". Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 54 (2): 129–44. PMID 539715.
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