Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium attenuatum People also search for Plasmodium iguanae | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
Plasmodium attenuatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. attenuatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1973.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Venezuela.
Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the lizard Ameiva ameiva
References
Plasmodium attenuatum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA