plasmodium coulangesi plasmodium coulangesi plasmodium coulangesi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia. as in all plasmodium species, p. coulangesi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium coulangesi scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. coulangesi binomial name plasmodium coulangesilepers et al.,1989 taxonomy the parasite was first described by lepers et al. in 1989. clinical features and host pathology the only known host for this species is the lemur lemur macaco macaco.