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Sauroplasma

Genus of single-celled organisms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sauroplasma is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa.

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Species in this genus have two hosts (a vertebrate and an invertebrate) in their life cycle: for species in this genus the vertebrate host are lizards. The vectors are not known but ticks have been suggested as possible hosts.

The type species is Sauroplasma thomasi.

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History

This genus was described in 1938 by du Toit.

Description

To date this species has been described from erythrocytes only.

The parasites are amoeboid but frequently adopt a ring shape.

A vacuole is present and occasionally one or more pigment granules.

Schizogony is absent.

Binary fission or budding into two daughter cells occurs.

Host records

  • S. boreale - sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
  • S. thomasi - great girdled lizard (Zonurus giganteus)

Unknown species

References

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