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The genus Plasmodium is a member of the order Haemosporidia. It is the largest genus within this order and currently consists of over 250 species. They cause malaria in many different vertebrates. The species in this genus are entirely parasitic with part of their life cycle spent in a vertebrate host and another in an invertebrate host - usually a mosquito. Vertebrates infected by members of this genus include mammals, birds and reptiles.

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  • The genus Plasmodium is a member of the order Haemosporidia. It is the largest genus within this order and currently consists of over 250 species. They cause malaria in many different vertebrates. The species in this genus are entirely parasitic with part of their life cycle spent in a vertebrate host and another in an invertebrate host - usually a mosquito. Vertebrates infected by members of this genus include mammals, birds and reptiles. Host range among the mammalian orders is non uniform. At least 29 species infect non human primates; rodents outside the tropical parts of Africa are rarely affected; a few species are known to infect bats, porcupines and squirrels; carnivores, insectivores and marsupials are not known to act as hosts. The listing of host species among the reptiles has rarely been attempted. Ayala in 1978 listed 156 published accounts on 54 valid species and subspecies between 1909 and 1975. The regional breakdown was Africa: 30 reports on 9 species; Australia, Asia and Oceania: 12 reports on 6 species and 2 subspecies; Americas: 116 reports on 37 species. (en)
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  • Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 (en)
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  • False-colored electron micrograph of a sporozoite (en)
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  • False-colored electron micrograph of a sporozoite (en)
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  • *Plasmodium (Bennettinia) *Plasmodium (Carinamoeba) *Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) *Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) *Plasmodium (Huffia) *Plasmodium (Lacertamoeba) *Plasmodium (Laverania) *Plasmodium (Novyella) *Plasmodium (Paraplasmodium) *Plasmodium (Plasmodium) *Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) *Plasmodium (Vinckeia) (en)
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  • Subgenera (en)
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  • Plasmodium (en)
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  • The genus Plasmodium is a member of the order Haemosporidia. It is the largest genus within this order and currently consists of over 250 species. They cause malaria in many different vertebrates. The species in this genus are entirely parasitic with part of their life cycle spent in a vertebrate host and another in an invertebrate host - usually a mosquito. Vertebrates infected by members of this genus include mammals, birds and reptiles. (en)
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  • List of Plasmodium species (en)
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