Plasmodium achromaticumPlasmodium achromaticum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. achromaticum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.TaxonomyThe parasite was first described by Yakimoff and Stolinikoff in 1912.VectorsNot known.HostsThe only known host for this species is the bat Achromaticum versperuginus.