plasmodium cordyli plasmodium cordyli plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus plasmodium subgenus carinamoeba. like all plasmodium species p. cordyli has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. plasmodium cordyli scientific classification kingdom: protista phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemosporida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. cordyli binomial name plasmodium cordyli description the parasite was first described by telford in 1987. geographical occurrence this species is found in africa. clinical features and host pathology this species infects cordylid lizards.