Plasmodium circularis
Plasmodium circularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. circularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
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| Species: | P. circularis
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Description[]
The parasite was first described by Telford and Stein in 2000.[1]
Geographical occurrence[]
This species is found in Australia and infects the Australian skink Egernia stokesii.
Clinical features and host pathology[]
The immature schizonts encircle the host cell nuclei and form an unbroken ring from apparent fusion of the attenuated ends.
Mature schizonts contract into halteridial or dumb bell-shaped forms 15.6 X 4.3 micrometres (length x width 66.2 µm^2) with 19-52 nuclei.
Rounded or oval gametocytes are 9.0 x 7.3 µm. Length x width is 66.9 µm^2 and length divided by width is 1.24.
The gametocyte length x width is 2.63 times the host erythrocyte nucleus size and 1.79 the uninfected erythrocyte nucleus.
References[]
- ^ Telford J.R. and Stein J. (2000). "Two malaria parasites (Apicomplexa : Plasmodiidae) of the Australian skink Egernia stokesii". Journal of Parasitology. 86 (2): 395–406. doi:10.2307/3284786. JSTOR 3284786. PMID 10780562.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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