Telford S R
J Parasitol. 1986 Apr;72(2):271-5.
The African flying lizard Holaspis guentheri (Lacertidae) from the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania was found infected by an undescribed malarial parasite, Plasmodium holaspi n. sp. Gametocytes were elongate, approximately twice the size of host cell nuclei, and showed prominent, irregular pigment granules. Schizonts were oblong or formed as rosettes, approximated the host cell nucleus in size, and produced 8-18 merozoites. Maturing gametocytes contained large masses or blocks of chromatin which can obscure sexual differentiation by staining reaction, while young gametocytes and asexual stages almost always occupy marginal positions in host cells. These characteristics distinguish P. holaspi from all other saurian Plasmodium species. This is the first malarial parasite described from African lacertid species.
来自坦桑尼亚乌卢古鲁山脉的非洲飞蜥霍拉斯皮斯·根瑟氏蜥（蜥蜴科）被发现感染了一种未描述过的疟原虫——霍拉斯皮斯疟原虫（Plasmodium holaspi n. sp.）。配子体呈细长形，约为宿主细胞核大小的两倍，且有明显的不规则色素颗粒。裂殖体呈长方形或形成玫瑰花结状，大小与宿主细胞核相近，产生8 - 18个裂殖子。成熟配子体含有大量或成块的染色质，这可能会通过染色反应掩盖性别分化，而年轻配子体和无性阶段几乎总是占据宿主细胞的边缘位置。这些特征将霍拉斯皮斯疟原虫与所有其他蜥蜴疟原虫物种区分开来。这是首次从非洲蜥蜴物种中描述的疟原虫。
