plasmodium vacuolatum plasmodium vacuolatum plasmodium vacuolatum is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. like all plasmodium species p. vacuolatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium vacuolatum scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. vacuolatum binomial name plasmodium vacuolatum description the parasite was first described by telford in 1979. this species was previously regarded as plasmodium tropiduri. geographical occurrence this species is found in brazil, south america. clinical features and host pathology this species infects the tree runner lizard (plica umbra)