plasmodium balli plasmodium balli plasmodium balli is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium balli scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. balli binomial name plasmodium balli like all plasmodium species it has vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts are lizards; the insect vector is not yet known. description telford first described plasmodium balli in 1969. the host's proerythrocytes and normoblasts are more commonly parasitized than erythrocytes. pigment is uncommon but when present, it consists of a minute dot. enucleated host cells are common. the gametocytes are large and elongated. hypertrophy, distortion and lysis of host cell nuclei may result from parasitization of immature blood cells by this stage. the schizonts produced up to 100 merozoites. geographic occurrence this parasite is found in the caribbean and central america. clinical features and host pathology host record: anole lizards - anolis limifrons, anolis lionotus and anolis poecilopus