Plasmodium aurulentum
| Plasmodium aurulentum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. aurulentum |
| Binomial name | |
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Plasmodium aurulentum |
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Plasmodium anasum is a species of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all species in this genus it has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate host are reptiles.
This species was described by Telford in 1971.
The schizonts give rise to 8 to 30 merozoites.
The are round to oval.
This species is found in Venezuela and Panama.
The only known host is the gecko Thecadactylus rapicaudus.
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