Lacertaemoba

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Lacertaemoba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parastic protozoa. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.

This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri. [1]

[edit] Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Lacertaemoba have the following characteristics:



[edit] Species in this subgenus

Plasmodium floridense
Plasmodium tropiduri

[edit] References

  1. ^ Telford S. (1979) A taxonomic reconsideration of some Plasmodium species from iguanid lizards. Annales de parasitologie Humanie et Comparée 54: 129-144