Asiamoeba
| Asiamoeba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Sar |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Asiamoeba |
| Species | |
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Asiamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic protozoa. The subgenus was created by Telford in 1988. Species in this subgenus infect lizards.
Diagnostic features
Species in the subgenus Asiamoeba have the following characteristics:
The schizonts and gametocytes are greatly disparate in size (4 to 15 times).
Species in this subgenus
- Plasmodium draconis
- Plasmodium lionatum
- Plasmodium saurocordatum
- Plasmodium vastator
References
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