Plasmodium robinsoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

Plasmodium robinsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. robinsoni
Binomial name
Plasmodium robinsoni
Brygoo, 1962

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

Description

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The species was first described by Brygoo in 1962 in the chameleon (Chamaeleo brevicornis).

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in Madagascar.

Clinical features and host pathology

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This species is known to infect the chameleon species Chamaeleo brevicornis and Chamaelo parsoni crucifer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Telford, S. R.; Jr.; Landau, I. (1987). "Plasmodium brygooi sp. n. from Chamaeleo brevicornis of Madagascar, with a redescription of Plasmodium robinsoni (Brygoo, 1962) from its type host and an additional host, Chamaeleo parsoni crucifer". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 62 (5): 395–404. doi:10.1051/parasite/1987625395.