paraplasmodium paraplasmodium paraplasmodium is a subgenus of the genus plasmodium - all of which are parasitic eukaryotes. the subgenus was created by telford in 1988. species in this subgenus infect lizards. paraplasmodium scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium subgenus: paraplasmodiumtelford, 1988 species see text species plasmodium chiricahuae plasmodium mexicanum plasmodium pifanoi description species in the subgenus paraplasmodium have the following characteristics: the gametocytes are large. the schizonts are medium size. exoerythrocytic schizonts may be produced in both fixed and wandering host cells. note: one species (plasmodium mexicanum) in this genus can undergo normal sporogony in a psychodid fly (lutzomyia vexatrix).