plasmodium telfordi plasmodium telfordi plasmodium telfordi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. like all plasmodium species p. telfordi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium telfordi scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. telfordi binomial name plasmodium telfordi description geographical occurrence this species is found in venezuela. clinical features and host pathology this species infects the lizard ameiva ameiva.