Plasmodium chiricahuae
| Plasmodium chiricahuae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. chiricahuae
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium chiricahuae Telford, 1970
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Plasmodium chiricahuae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Paraplasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. chiricahuae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description[]
The schizonts rarely exceed the size of the nucleus of the cell and produce 4-10 merozoites.
The gametocytes are large (3-6 times the size of the nucleus of an uninfected cell) and almost fill the erythrocyte.
Distribution[]
This species is found in the south-western United States and probably also in northern Mexico.
Hosts[]
This species infects spiny lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
References[]
Further reading[]
- Fuxjager, Matthew J.; Foufopoulos, Johannes; Diaz-Uriarte, Ramon; Marler, Catherine A. (February 2011). "Functionally opposing effects of testosterone on two different types of parasite: implications for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis". Functional Ecology. 25 (1): 132–138. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01784.x.
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