Plasmodium lacertiliae
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| Plasmodium lacertiliae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. lacertiliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium lacertiliae Thompson and Hart, 1946 | |
Plasmodium lacertiliae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. lacertiliae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Thompson and Hart in 1946.[1]
