Plasmodium azurophilum is a species of the genus Plasmodium. Like all species in this genus it is a parasite of both vertebrates and insects. The vertebrate hosts are anole lizards.
This species was described by Telford in 1975.[1]
It has been suggested that P. azurophilum represents more than one species with one species infecting red blood cells and the other infecting white blood cells.[2]
P. azurophilum has been described in many species of Anolis. Species known to be infected are Anolis cristatellus, Anolis evermanni, Anolis gingivinus, Anolis gundlachi,[3] Anolis krugi, Anolis oculatus, Anolis roquet,[4] Anolis sabanus, and Anolis stratulus.[1]
Median parasitaemia rates in infections tend to be low (<0.5%).[3]
This parasite is found in the eastern Caribbean.[1]
Plasmodium azurophilum is a species of the genus Plasmodium. Like all species in this genus it is a parasite of both vertebrates and insects. The vertebrate hosts are anole lizards.
