Plasmodium zonuriae
| Plasmodium zonuriae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. zonuriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium zonuriae Pienaar, 1962 | |
Plasmodium zonuriae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
As in all Plasmodium species, P. zonuriae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Pienaar in 1962.
Distribution
This species is found in Africa.[1] P. zonuriae and Plasmodium cordyli are the only species of Plasmodium reported to infect cordylid lizards in Africa.[2]
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
This species infects cordylid lizards (Cordylidae).
References
- ↑ Telford, S. R.; Jr. (1987). "Studies on African saurian malarias: Plasmodium parasites of cordylid lizards". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 62 (5): 405–417. doi:10.1051/parasite/1987625405.
- ↑ van As, Johann; Cook, Courtney A.; Netherlands, Edward C.; Smit, Nico J. (2016-08-08). "A new lizard malaria parasite Plasmodium intabazwe n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) in the Afromontane Pseudocordylus melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae) with a review of African saurian malaria parasites". Parasites & Vectors. 9 (1): 437. Bibcode:2016PVec....9..437V. doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1702-3. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 4977684. PMID 27502045.