plasmodium guyannense plasmodium guyannense plasmodium guyannense is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus sauramoeba. as in all plasmodium species, p. guyannense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium guyannense scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. guyannense binomial name plasmodium guyannensetelford, 1979 taxonomy the parasite was first described by telford in 1979. this species had previously been considered to be plasmodium cnemidophori. description young trophozoites contain prominent vacuoles. schizonts contain 40 to 74 nuclei and have pigment. distribution this species is found in guyana, south america. hosts the only known host is the lizard plica plica.