lacertamoeba lacertamoeba lacertamoeba is a subgenus of the genus plasmodium — all of which are parasites. all species in this subgenus infect reptiles. lacertamoeba scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium subgenus: lacertamoebatelford, 1979 species see text taxonomy this subgenus was created by telford to refine the classification of species then given as plasmodium tropiduri. species plasmodium arachniformis plasmodium brygooi plasmodium cnemaspi plasmodium fischeri plasmodium floridense plasmodium gologoense plasmodium holaspi plasmodium intabazwe plasmodium lepidoptiformis plasmodium loveridgei plasmodium pitmani plasmodium tanzaniae plasmodium torrealbai plasmodium tropiduri plasmodium uluguruense plasmodium uzungwiense plasmodium vautieri plasmodium zonuriae diagnostic features species in the subgenus lacertamoeba have the following characteristics:the gametocytes are medium-sized the schizonts undergo 3 to 5 nuclear divisions and are also medium-sized.