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