Plasmodium saurocaudatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium saurocaudatum | |
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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. saurocaudatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium saurocaudatum Telford, 1983
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Description edit
Like all Plasmodium species, P. saurocaudatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1983.[1]
Geographical occurrence edit
This species is found in Southeast Asia.
Clinical features and host pathology edit
The only known host is the many-lined sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata).
References edit
- ^ Telford, S. R. Jr. (1983). "Plasmodium saurocaudatum sp.n., a parasite of Mabuya multifasciata in southeast Asia". J. Parasitol. 69 (6): 1150–1155. doi:10.2307/3280881. JSTOR 3280881.
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