Plasmodium gologoense

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Plasmodium gologoense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. gologoense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium gologoense
Scientific classification
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P. gologoense
Binomial name
Plasmodium gologoense

Description[]

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]

Geographical occurrence[]

This species was described in Tanzania.

Clinical features and host pathology[]

The only known hosts are chameleons (Chamaeleo species)

References[]

  1. ^ Telford SR Jr. (1988) Studies on African saurian malarias: five Plasmodium species from chamaeleons of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Int. J. Parasitol. 18(2):197-219


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