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Asexual and Sexual Stages of a Malaria Parasite in the Thrombocytes of Tropidurus torquatus (Iguanidae) Infected with Plasmodium tropiduri *
Author(s) -
SCORZA J. V.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1971.tb03343.x
Subject(s) - gametocyte , parasite hosting , biology , plasmodium (life cycle) , avian malaria , malaria , haemoproteus , iguanidae , platelet , virology , zoology , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , sauria , lizard , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Sexual and asexual stages of a parasite found in the thrombocyte‐like cells of some Tropidurus torquatus infected with Plasmodium tropiduri are described. The strong ultrastructural similarities between the gametocytes of this parasite and the gametocytes of P. tropiduri , and the finding of this parasite in lizards inoculated with P. tropiduri suggest that this malaria parasite can develop both in erythrocytes and thrombocytes. Evidence in favor of this hypothesis is discussed.