Lacertamoeba

Lacertamoeba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Subgenus: Lacertamoeba
Telford, 1979
Species

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Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium — all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.

Taxonomy

This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri.

Species

Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:The gametocytes are medium-sized The schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Telford SR (1979). "A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards". Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 54 (2): 129–44. doi:10.1051/parasite/1979542129. PMID 539715.