Plasmodium intabazwe

Plasmodium intabazwe is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. intabazwe has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium intabazwe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. intabazwe
Binomial name
Plasmodium intabazwe

Description

This parasite was first described by van As et al in 2016.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Africa and nearby islands.

Host species

This parasite infects the common crag lizard (Pseudocordylus melanotus).

References

  1. ↑ van As J, Cook CA, Netherlands EC, Smit NJ (2016) A new lizard malaria parasite Plasmodium intabazwe n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) in the Afromontane Pseudocordylus melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae) with a review of African saurian malaria parasites. Parasit Vectors 9(1):437


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