Plasmodium brygooi

Plasmodium brygooi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. brygooi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.

Plasmodium brygooi
Plasmodium brygooi
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P. brygooi
Binomial name
Plasmodium brygooi

Description

This species was first described by Telford and Landau in 1987.[1]

Etymology

The name of the species refers to Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, a French parasitologist.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Madagascar.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the chameleon (Chamaeleo brevicornis).

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