Plasmodium cordyli

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Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium .

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

Plasmodium cordyli
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P. cordyli
Binomial name
Plasmodium cordyli

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Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1987.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Africa.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects cordylid lizards.

References

  1. Telford S. R. Jr. (1987) Studies on african saurian malarias: plasmodium parasites of Cordylid lizards. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 62(5) 405 - 417


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