plasmodium icipeensis plasmodium icipeensis plasmodium icipeensis is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium icipeensis scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. icipeensis binomial name plasmodium icipeensis like all plasmodium species p. achiotense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. geographical occurrence this species is found in kenya.