Plasmodium beltrani
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| Plasmodium beltrani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. beltrani |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium beltrani Peláez and Perez-Reyes, 1952 | |
Plasmodium beltrani is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species, P. beltrani has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are spiny lizards.
This species was described by Peláez and Perez-Reyes in Sceloporus variabilis in 1952.[1]
Description
P. beltrani infects some lizards of the genus Sceloporus. Its schizonts produce 23-48 merozoites, and its male and female gametocytes are the same size.[1]
