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

Plasmodium egerniae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. egerniae
Binomial name
Plasmodium egerniae
Mackerras, 1961

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

Description

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The parasite was first described by Mackerras in 1961.[1]

Both the schizonts and gametocytes of this species are large and nearly fill the host erythrocyte.

The schizonts measure 14 × 11 micrometres (μm).

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in Queensland, Australia.

Clinical features and host pathology

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The only known host of this species is the lizard Egernia major major.

References

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  1. ^ Mackerras (1961) The haematozoa of Australian reptiles. Aust. J. Zoo. 9(1) 61 - 122