Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium mexicanum | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
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Plasmodium mexicanum life cycle
Plasmodium mexicanum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Paraplasmodium.
Contents
- Plasmodium mexicanum life cycle
- Description
- Geographical occurrence
- Clinical features and host pathology
- References
Like all Plasmodium species P. mexicanum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
The parasite was first described by Thompson and Huff in 1944.
Geographical occurrence
This parasite is found in Arizona, United States.
Clinical features and host pathology
This parasite infects the Scleroporus ferraripezi, Scleroporus horridus, Scleroporus microlepidotus, western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), Scleroporus pyrocephalus, Scleroporus variabilis, Scleroporus torquatus torquatus and the tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus).
This species is unusual in being able to undergo normal sporogony in psychodid flies (Lutzomyia stewarti and Lutzomyia vexatrix).
References
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