Plasmodium tomodoni
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Plasmodium tomodoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium
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Like all Plasmodium species P. tomodoni has both vertebrate
and insect
hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptile
s.
and Plasmodium wenyoni
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The original host this species was described from was a Tomodon dorsatus from Brazil.
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 Plasmodium species P. tomodoni 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 hosts for this parasite 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...
s.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects snakes. The other two species infecting snakes are Plasmodium pessoaiPlasmodium pessoai
Plasmodium pessoai is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.Like all Plasmodium species P. pessoai has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.- Description :...
and Plasmodium wenyoni
Plasmodium wenyoni
Plasmodium wenyoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.Like all Plasmodium species P. wenyoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.- Description :...
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The original host this species was described from was a Tomodon dorsatus from Brazil.