Bioccala
Appearance
Bioccala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | TSAR |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Bioccala |
Species | |
Bioccala is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia.
Taxonomy
This subgenus was raised to genus status by Landau et al. in 1984.[1]
Hosts
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)[2]
- Intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus)
Distribution
These parasites are found in Colombia and Thailand.
References
- ^ Landau I, Baccam D, Ratanaworabhan N, Yenbutra S, Boulard Y, Chabaud AG (1984). "[New Haemoproteidae parasites of Chiroptera in Thailand]". Ann Parasitol Hum Comp (in French). 59 (5): 437–47. PMID 6439099.
- ^ Marinkelle CJ (1995). "The haemoproteid parasite, Bioccala deanei, from a Colombian bat, Eptesicus fuscus (Vespertilionidae)". Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 89 (1): 89–91. PMID 7741601.