plasmodium bucki plasmodium bucki plasmodium bucki is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia.as in all plasmodium species, p. bucki has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium bucki scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. bucki binomial name plasmodium buckilandau et al., 1989 description the parasite was first described by landau et al. in 1989. the infected erythrocyte becomes enlarged and stippled. the stippling resembles maurer's dots. the mature schizonts produce 32 merozoites. distribution this species is found in madagascar. hosts the only known host is the lemur lemur macaco macaco.