Plasmodium circularis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
| Plasmodium circularis | |
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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 |
| Species: | P. circularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium circularis Telford and Stein, 2000
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Like all Plasmodium species P. circularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
editThe parasite was first described by Telford and Stein in 2000.[1]
Geographical occurrence
editThis species is found in Australia and infects the Australian skink Egernia stokesii.
References
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