Plasmodium chiricahuae
Plasmodium chiricahuae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Paraplasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. chiricahuae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
The schizonts rarely exceed the size of the nucleus of the cell and produce 4-10 merozoites.The gametocytes are large and almost fill the erythrocyte.