Plasmodium azurophilum
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| Plasmodium azurophilum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. azurophilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium azurophilum Telford, 1975 | |
Plasmodium azurophilum is a species of the genus Plasmodium. Like all species in this genus it is a parasite of both vertebrates and insects. The vertebrate hosts are anole lizards.
This species was described by Telford in 1975.[1]
It has been suggested that P. azurophilum represents more than one species with one species infecting red blood cells and the other infecting white blood cells.[2]
