plasmodium josephinae plasmodium josephinae plasmodium josephinae is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus sauramoeba. it was described in 1967 by peláez. as in all plasmodium species, p. josephinae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium josephinae scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. josephinae binomial name plasmodium josephinaepeláez, 1967 taxonomy this species was described by peláez in 1967. distribution this species occurs in mexico.