plasmodium garnhami plasmodium garnhami plasmodium garnhami is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium garnhami scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. garnhami binomial name plasmodium garnhami like all plasmodium species, p. garnhami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds. description the parasite was first described by guindy et al. in 1965. geographical occurrence this species is found in egypt. clinical features and host pathology host species include the hoopoe (upupa epops) and the rain quail (coturnix coromandelica).