Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium | |
Plasmodium audaciosum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. audaciosum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
This organism was described by Lainson, Shaw and Landau in 1975.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Brazil.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the South American 'chameleon' (Plica umbra).
References
Plasmodium audaciosum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA