plasmodium unalis plasmodium unalis plasmodium unalis is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus novyella. as in all plasmodium species, p. unalis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds. plasmodium unalis scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium subgenus: novyella species: p. unalis binomial name plasmodium unalismantilla et al, 2013 taxonomy it was described in 2013 by mantilla et al. distribution this species occurs in colombia. it may also be present in other countries in americas. hosts this species infects the great thrush (turdus fuscater).