Plasmodium clelandi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.

Plasmodium clelandi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. clelandi
Binomial name
Plasmodium clelandi
Manawadu, 1972

Like all Plasmodium species P. clelandi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Description

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This species was described by Manawadu in 1972.[1] It was named after the eminent cardio-thoracic surgeon William Paton Cleland.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Sri Lanka.

Hosts

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This species infects the Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) and land monitor lizard (Varanus cepedianus).

References

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  1. ^ Manawanu B.R. (1972) A new saurian malaria parasite Plasmodium clelandi sp. n. from Ceylon. J. Euk. Micro. 19 (4) 587–589.