Asiamoeba is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes. The subgenus was created by Telford in 1988. Species in this subgenus infect lizards.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Subgenus: | Asiamoeba Telford, 1988 |
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Diagnostic features
editSpecies in the subgenus Asiamoeba have the following characteristics:[citation needed]
The schizonts and gametocytes are greatly disparate in size (4 to 15 times).
Species in this subgenus
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