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Fallisia siamense

Fallisia siamense
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Fallisia
Species: F. siamense
Binomial name
Fallisia siamense

Fallisia siamense is a parasite of the genus Fallisia.

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1986.

The parasite infects thrombocytes.

The schizonts produces 18-64 merozoites and are larger than the gametocytes.

The are normally oval in shape and have a prominent nucleus. The nucleus is elongate in the macrogametocytes and triangular in the microgametocytes.

This species is found in Thailand.

Not known.

The only known host for this species is the flying lizard Draco maculatus.


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