Plasmodium rhadinurum
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| Plasmodium rhadinurum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. rhadinurum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium rhadinurum Thompson and Huff, 1944 | |
Plasmodium rhadinurum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. rhadinurum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Thompson and Huff in 1944.
The schizonts give rise to 4 - 8 merozoites.
The gametocytes are round or elongate and may encircle the nucleus.
