plasmodium carmelinoi plasmodium carmelinoi plasmodium carmelinoi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium carmelinoi scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. carmelinoi binomial name plasmodium carmelinoi like all plasmodium species p. carmelinoi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. description the parasite was first described by lainson et al in 2010. geographical occurrence this parasite is found in brazil. vectors not known. clinical features and host pathology p. carmelinoi infects the teiid lizard (ameiva ameiva).