plasmodium brygooi plasmodium brygooi plasmodium brygooi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus lacertamoeba. like all plasmodium species p. brygooi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. plasmodium brygooi plasmodium brygooi scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. brygooi binomial name plasmodium brygooi description this species was first described by telford and landau in 1987. etymology the name of the species refers to édouard-raoul brygoo, a french parasitologist. geographical occurrence this species is found in madagascar. clinical features and host pathology the only known host is the chameleon (chamaeleo brevicornis).