Lacertamoeba
Lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium — all of which are parasites. All species in this subgenus infect reptiles.
Taxonomy
This subgenus was created by Telford to refine the classification of species then given as Plasmodium tropiduri.Species
- Plasmodium arachniformis
- Plasmodium brygooi
- Plasmodium cnemaspi
- Plasmodium fischeri
- Plasmodium floridense
- Plasmodium gologoense
- Plasmodium holaspi
- Plasmodium intabazwe
- Plasmodium lepidoptiformis
- Plasmodium loveridgei
- Plasmodium pitmani
- Plasmodium tanzaniae
- Plasmodium torrealbai
- Plasmodium tropiduri
- Plasmodium uluguruense
- Plasmodium uzungwiense
- Plasmodium vautieri
- ''Plasmodium zonuriae''
Diagnostic features
Species in the subgenus Lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:The gametocytes are medium-sizedThe schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.