plasmodium minuoviride plasmodium minuoviride plasmodium minuoviride is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. like all plasmodium species p. minuoviride has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium minuoviride scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. minuoviride binomial name plasmodium minuoviride description the parasite was first described by perkins and austin in 2008. the name is derived from the latin "to draw green blood". the host species prasinohaema prehensicauda has green blood. geographical occurrence this species is found in new guinea. hosts this species infects the skink prasinohaema prehensicauda.