plasmodium cnemaspi plasmodium cnemaspi plasmodium cnemaspi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus sauramoeba. plasmodium cnemaspi scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. cnemaspi binomial name plasmodium cnemaspi like all plasmodium species p. cnemaspi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. description the parasite was first described by telford in 1984. geographical occurrence this species is found in the uluguru mountains, tanzania. clinical features and host pathology this species infects the lizard cnemaspis africana.