Telford S R
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1979 Jul-Aug;54(4):409-22. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1979544409.
Saurian malaria species which produce schizonts smaller than normal erythrocyte nuclei, with 4-8 merozoietes and gametocytes equal to or smaller than erythrocyte nuclei in size, parasitizing hosts of the lizard families Scincidae, Iguanidae and Teiidae in the Neotropics are considered to be Plasmodium minasense Carini and Rudolph, 1912. Subspecific designations are given to distinctive populations parasitizing different host species: P. minasense minasense is recognized from the type host, Mabuya mabouya of Brasil; P. minasense carinii Leger and Mouzels, 1917 from Iguana iguana of coastal South America; P. minasense anolisi subsp. nov. from Anolis limifrons of Panama; P. minasense capitoi subsp. nov. from Anolis capito of Panama; P. minasense plicae subsp. nov. from Plica umbra of Guyana; P. minasense tegui subsp. nov. from Tupinambis teguixin of Venezuela; and P. minasense diminutivum Telford, 1973, new combination, from Ameiva ameiva of Panama. Plasmodium rhadinurum Thompson and Huff, 1944 is recognized as a distinct species at present on the basis of possessing schizonts of different shape, asexual stages with filamentous projections in most portions of its range, and larger gametocytes, as well as apparent sympatry with P. minasense carinii in some areas.
在新热带区，寄生于石龙子科、鬣蜥科和美洲蜥蜴科蜥蜴宿主的疟原虫种类，其产生的裂殖体比正常红细胞核小，有4 - 8个裂殖子，配子体大小等于或小于红细胞核，被认为是1912年卡里尼和鲁道夫发现的米纳斯疟原虫（Plasmodium minasense）。对寄生于不同宿主物种的不同种群给予亚种命名：米纳斯疟原虫指名亚种（P. minasense minasense）是从模式宿主巴西的马布亚马布亚（Mabuya mabouya）中识别出来的；卡里尼疟原虫（P. minasense carinii）是1917年莱热和穆泽尔斯从南美洲沿海的绿鬣蜥（Iguana iguana）中发现的；巴拿马疟原虫（P. minasense anolisi subsp. nov.）是从巴拿马的边缘安乐蜥（Anolis limifrons）中发现的；卡皮托疟原虫（P. minasense capitoi subsp. nov.）是从巴拿马的卡皮托安乐蜥（Anolis capito）中发现的；褶疟原虫（P. minasense plicae subsp. nov.）是从圭亚那的褶尾蜥（Plica umbra）中发现的；泰圭疟原虫（P. minasense tegui subsp. nov.）是从委内瑞拉的阿根廷黑白泰加蜥（Tupinambis teguixin）中发现的；以及1973年特尔福德新组合的微小疟原虫（P. minasense diminutivum），是从巴拿马的亚马逊鞭尾蜥（Ameiva ameiva）中发现的。基于具有不同形状的裂殖体、在其分布范围的大部分区域无性阶段带有丝状突起、更大的配子体，以及在某些地区与卡里尼疟原虫明显的同域分布，1944年汤普森和赫夫发现的拉迪努疟原虫（Plasmodium rhadinurum）目前被认为是一个独特的物种。
