plasmodium mackerrasae plasmodium mackerrasae plasmodium mackerrasae is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium mackerrasae scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. mackerrasae binomial name plasmodium mackerrasae like all plasmodium species p. mackerrasae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. description the parasite was first described by telford in 1979. geographical occurrence this parasite is found in australia. clinical features and host pathology this species occurs naturally in the australian skinks egernia cunninghami and egernia striolata. it will also infect egernia whitei.