Plasmodium tribolonoti
| Plasmodium tribolonoti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tribolonoti
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tribolonoti Telford and Wellehan, 2005
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Plasmodium tribolonoti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. tribolonoti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Telford and Wellehan in 2005.[1]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in New Guinea.
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]This species infects the crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis.
References
[edit]- ^ Telford Jr., Sam R.; Wellehan Jr., James F. X. (2005). "Two Plasmodium species of the crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis from Irian Jaya, Indonesia". Journal of Parasitology. 91 (1): 148–151. doi:10.1645/GE-3360. PMID 15856890. S2CID 32866581.
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