Plasmodium tanzaniae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium tanzaniae | |
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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. tanzaniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tanzaniae Telford, 1988
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Like all Plasmodium species P. tanzaniae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description edit
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]
Geographical occurrence edit
This species was described in Tanzania.
Clinical features and host pathology edit
The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species)
References edit
- ^ Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219
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