Plasmodium neusticuri
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| Plasmodium neusticuri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. neusticuri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium neusticuri Lainson and Paperna, 1996 | |
Plasmodium neusticuri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. neusticuri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. Its vertebrate hosts are reptiles.
This species infects the lizard Neusticurus bicarinatus.
Blood stages of the parasite are described to occupy at one pole of the host cell. Infection does not enlarge or distort the host red blood cells.[1] Each infected cell generally yields 4 to 8 new merozoites.[1] Gametocytes are "kidney-shaped" and are smaller than the host cell nucleus.[1]
