plasmodium bertii plasmodium bertii plasmodium bertii is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus papernaia. plasmodium bertii scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. bertii binomial name plasmodium bertii like all plasmodium species p. bertii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds. description the parasite was first described by gabaldon and ulloa in 1981. host record grey-cowled wood rail (aramides cajaneus)