Plasmodium rhadinurum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.

Plasmodium rhadinurum
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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

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

Description

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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.

Distribution

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This species is found in Venezuela.

Hosts

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This species infects the lizard Iguana iguana iguana.

References

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