Like all Plasmodium species P. dissanaikei has both vertebrate and insect hosts.

The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

On morphological grounds it is related to Plasmodium durae.

This species is found in Sri Lanka (Ceylon).

[1] Hosts of this species include the Ross-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis) and species from the Columbidae - pigeons and doves.