Sauroplasma
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Sauroplasma is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa.
Species in this genus have two hosts (a vertebrate and an invertebrate) in their life cycle: for species in this genus the vertebrate host are lizards. The vectors are not known but ticks have been suggested as possible hosts.
The type species is Sauroplasma thomasi.
This genus was described in 1938 by du Toit.
