plasmodium diploglossi plasmodium diploglossi plasmodium diploglossi is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus sauramoeba. as in all plasmodium species, p. diploglossi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium diploglossi scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. diploglossi binomial name plasmodium diploglossiaragio and neiva, 1909 taxonomy the parasite was first described by aragio and neiva in 1909. it is the type species of the subgenus sauramoeba. description pigment does not occupy a distinct vacuole but may be clumped. the large schizonts considerably enlarge the host erythrocyte and may completely encircle the host cell nucleus. the mature gametocytes are broad. like the schizonts, the gametocytes may almost encircle the host cell nucleus. a small cytoplasmic vacuole may be present in some gametocytes. distribution this species is found in eastern panama. hosts this species infects the anguid lizard diploglossus fasciatus and mabuya mabouya.