plasmodium koreafense plasmodium koreafense plasmodium koreafense is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium koreafense scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. koreafense binomial name plasmodium koreafense like all plasmodium species p. koreafense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. description the parasite was first described by perkins and austin in 2008. geographical occurrence this species is found in new guinea.