Lacertamoeba

Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic protozoa. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.

This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri. [1]

Plasmodium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium

Diagnostic features

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.

Species in this subgenus

References

  1. Telford S. (1979) A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards. Annales de parasitologie Humanie et Comparée 54: 129-144



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