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Asiamoeba

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Class
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Haemosporida

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Asiamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes. The subgenus was created by Telford in 1988. Species in this subgenus infect lizards.

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Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Asiamoeba have the following characteristics:

The schizonts and gametocytes are greatly disparate in size (4 to 15 times).

Species in this subgenus

  • Plasmodium draconis
  • Plasmodium lionatum
  • Plasmodium saurocordatum
  • Plasmodium vastator
  • References

    Asiamoeba Wikipedia


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