plasmodium percygarnhami plasmodium percygarnhami plasmodium percygarnhami is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia. as in all plasmodium species, p. percygarnhami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium percygarnhami scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. percygarnhami binomial name plasmodium percygarnhamilandau et al., 1989 taxonomy the parasite was first described by landau et al. in 1989. distribution this species is found in madagascar. hosts the only known host is the lemur lemur macaco macaco.