plasmodium alloelongatum plasmodium alloelongatum plasmodium alloelongatum is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. like all plasmodium species p. alloelongatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds. plasmodium alloelongatum scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. alloelongatum binomial name plasmodium alloelongatum description the parasite was first described by paperna et al. in 2007. geographical occurrence this parasite is found in israel. clinical features and host pathology p. alloelongatum infects the levant sparrowhawk (accipiter brevipes).