Plasmodium aurulentum
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Plasmodium anasum is a species
of the genus
Plasmodium
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Like all species in this genus it has both vertebrate
and insect
hosts. The vertebrate host are reptile
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The schizonts give rise to 8 to 30 merozoites.
The gametocyte
s are round to oval.
Thecadactylus rapicaudus
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Plasmodium
Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protists. Infection by these organisms is known as malaria. The genus Plasmodium was described in 1885 by Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli. Currently over 200 species of this genus are recognized and new species continue to be described.Of the over 200 known...
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Like all species in this genus it has both vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
and insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
hosts. The vertebrate host are reptile
Reptile
Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
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Description
This species was described by Telford in 1971.The schizonts give rise to 8 to 30 merozoites.
The gametocyte
Gametocyte
A gametocyte is a eukaryotic germ cell that divides by mitosis into other gametocytes or by meiosis into gametids during gametogenesis. Male gametocytes are called spermatocytes, and female gametocytes are called oocytes....
s are round to oval.
Clinical features and pathological effects
The only known host is the geckoGecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
Thecadactylus rapicaudus
Thecadactylus rapicaudus
Thecadactylus rapicaudus is a species of gecko found in South and Central America and parts of the Caribbean.-Description:Adults have a body length about 4 inches and a total length of about 6 inches. They are nocturnal in nature and are frequently found 5–30 feet up the trunks of palm...
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