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Plasmodium brygooi
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plasmodium brygooi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. brygooi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.
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Description
This species was first described by Telford and Landau in 1987.[1]
Etymology
The name of the species refers to Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, a French parasitologist.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Madagascar.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the chameleon (Chamaeleo brevicornis).
References
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