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Plasmodium azurophilum is a species of the genus Plasmodium. Like all species in this genus it is a parasite of both vertebrates and insects. The vertebrate hosts are lizards of the genus Anolis.
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Description
This species was described by Telford in 1975.
It is now recognised to be a species complex or polyphytic with one species infecting red blood cells and the other infecting white blood cells. [1].
Vectors
Host record
Anolis species known to be infected by this parasite include Anolis cristatellus, Anolis evermanni, Anolis gingivinus, Anolis gundlachi, Anolis krugi, Anolis oculatus, Anolis sabanus, Anolis stratulus and Anolis wattsi.
Geographic location
This parasite is found in the eastern Caribbean.
Clinical findings and host pathology
References
- ^ Perkins, S. L. (2001) Phylogeography of Caribbean lizard malaria: tracing the history of vector-borne parasites. J. Evol. Biol. 14 (1) 34-45
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