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Plasmodium chiricahuae

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Plasmodium chiricahuae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. chiricahuae
Binomial name
Plasmodium chiricahuae
Telford, 1970

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

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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

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This species is found in the south-western United States and probably also in northern Mexico.

Hosts

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This species infects spiny lizards of the genus Sceloporus.

References

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Further reading

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  • 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. Bibcode:2011FuEco..25..132F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01784.x.