Lacertaemoba
| Plasmodium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Sar |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.
This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri.
Species in the subgenus Lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:
The gametocytes are medium-sized
The schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.
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