plasmodium landauae plasmodium landauae plasmodium landauae is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia. as in all plasmodium species, p. landauae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium landauae scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. landauae binomial name plasmodium landauaekillick-kendrick, 1973 description p. landauae was described from the blood of flying squirrels. distribution p. landauae has only been described in the ivory coast. hosts p. landauae was described from blood of the flying squirrel anomalurus peli. the squirrel showed no signs of disease at the time, suggesting p. landauae may not cause severe disease in this host.