Sauramoeba
| Sauramoeba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Sauramoeba Garnham, 1966 |
Sauramoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium, all of which are parasitic eukaryotes. The subgenus was created in 1966 by Garnham.[1] Species in this subgenus infect reptiles.
Description[edit]
The original criterion for inclusion in this genus was the presence of large schizonts giving rise to 12 or more merozoites. The criteria were subsequently revised by Telford in 1988.[2] The type species of this subgenus is Plasmodium diploglossi.
Species in the subgenus Sauramoeba have the following characteristics:
Large schizonts giving rise to 12 or more merozoites
The gametocytes like the schizonts are large.
Species[edit]
- Plasmodium achiotense
- Plasmodium aeuminatum
- Plasmodium agamae
- Plasmodium beltrani
- Plasmodium brumpti
- Plasmodium caucasica
- Plasmodium diploglossi
- Plasmodium giganteum
- Plasmodium guyannense
- Plasmodium heischi
- Plasmodium josephinae
- Plasmodium kentropyxi
- Plasmodium marginatum
- Plasmodium michikoa
- Plasmodium pelaezi
- Plasmodium robinsoni
References[edit]
- ^ Garnham, P.C.C. (1966). Malaria parasites and other Haemosporidia. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 9780632017706. OCLC 602883318.
- ^ Telford, S. (1988). "A contribution to the systematics of the reptilian malaria parasites, family Plasmodiidae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporina)". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: Biological Sciences. 34: 65–96.
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