Plasmodium telfordi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium telfordi | |
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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. telfordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium telfordi (Lainson, Landau and Shaw 1971)
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Like all Plasmodium species P. telfordi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description edit
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Geographical occurrence edit
This species is found in Venezuela.
Clinical features and host pathology edit
This species infects the lizard Ameiva ameiva.
References edit
Telford, S. R, Jr (1980) The saurian malarias of Venezuela: Plasmodium species from iguanid and teiid hosts. Int. J. Parasitol. 10(5/6): 365-374
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