plasmodium sandoshami plasmodium sandoshami plasmodium sandoshami is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus vinckeia. as in all plasmodium species, p. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals. plasmodium sandoshami scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. sandoshami binomial name plasmodium sandoshamidunn et al., 1963 taxonomy the parasite was first described by dunn et al. in 1963. this species was named after a. a. sandosham, department of parasitology, faculty of medicine in singapore, university of malaya. distribution this species is found in malaysia. hosts the only known host is the sunda flying lemur (galeopterus variegatus).