Plasmodium gologoense
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| Plasmodium gologoense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. gologoense |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium gologoense Telford, 1988 | |
Plasmodium gologoense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. gologoense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]