Plasmodium robinsoni
Plasmodium robinsoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. robinsoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.
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| Species: | P. robinsoni
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Description[]
The species was first described by Brygoo in 1962 in the chameleon ().
Geographical occurrence[]
This species is found in Madagascar.
Clinical features and host pathology[]
This species is known to infect the chameleon species and .[1]
References[]
- ^ Telford, S. R.; Jr.; Landau, I. (1987). "Plasmodium brygooi sp. n. from Chamaeleo brevicornis of Madagascar, with a redescription of Plasmodium robinsoni (Brygoo, 1962) from its type host and an additional host, Chamaeleo parsoni crucifer". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 62 (5): 395–404. doi:10.1051/parasite/1987625395.
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