Plasmodium beebei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
| Plasmodium beebei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. beebei
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium beebei Telford, 1978
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Like all Plasmodium species P. beebei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description edit
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1978.[1]
Geographical occurrence edit
This species is found in Venezuela, South America.
Clinical features and host pathology edit
The only known host is the lizard Gonatodes taniae.
References edit
- ^ Telford Jr., Sam R. (1978). "The saurian malarias of Venezuela: haemosporidian parasites of gekkonid lizards". International Journal for Parasitology. 8 (5): 341–343. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(78)90031-0.
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