Bioccala

Bioccala
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Bioccala
Species

Bioccala deanei

Bioccala is a genus of parasitic protozoa belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia.

Description

This subgenus was raised to genus status by Landau et al. in 1984.[1]

Host range

Geographical location

These parasites are found in Colombia and Thailand.

References

  1. Landau I., Baccam D., Ratanaworabhan N., Yenbutra S., Boulard Y., Chabaud A.G. (1984) New Haemoproteidae parasites of Chiroptera in Thailand. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 59(5):437-447
  2. Marinkelle CJ (1995) The haemoproteid parasite, Bioccala deanei, from a Colombian bat, Eptesicus fuscus (Vespertilionidae). Ann Trop Med Parasitol 89(1):89-91


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