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Plasmodium pelaezi
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plasmodium pelaezi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. pelaezi 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 Malagón and Salmeron in 1988.[1]
Distribution
This species was described in lizards found at Chila de la Sal, Puebla, Mexico.
Hosts
The only known host is the iguanid lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus bicarinatus.
References
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