plasmodium booliati plasmodium booliati plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia. as in all plasmodium species, p. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium booliati scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. booliati binomial name plasmodium booliatisandosham et al., 1965 taxonomy the parasite was first described by sandosham et al. in 1965. distribution this species occurs in malaya. vectors not known. hosts the only known host of this species is the malayan giant flying squirrel.