Plasmodium giganteum
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Plasmodium giganteum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. giganteum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Theiler in 1930.
[edit] Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Sierra Leone, Africa.
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
This species infects the rainbow lizard (Agama agama) and the agamid lizard (Amphibolurus barbatus).
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