Hepatocystis taiwanensis

Hepatocystis taiwanensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Hepatocystis
Species:	H. taiwanensis
Binomial name
*Hepatocystis taiwanensis* Garnham 1951

Hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of the genus Hepatocystis.

Species in this genus are parasitic protozoa transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.

History

This species was described in 1941 by Yokogawa in Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis). It was reclassified as a species of Hepatocystis by Garnham in 1951.

Geographical distribution

This species is found in Taiwan.

Host record

This species infects Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis).

References

Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata

Domain: Archaea; Bacteria; Eukaryota
(Kingdom: Plant; Hacrobia; Heterokont; Alveolata; Rhizaria; Excavata; Amoebozoa; Animal; Fungi)

Ciliophora

Postciliodesmatophora	Heterotrichea (Stentor) Karyorelictea (Loxodes)

Intramacronucleata	Spirotrichea (Stylonychia) Litostomatea (Didinium, Balantidium) Phyllopharyngea (Tokophrya) Nassophorea (Nassula) Colpodea (Colpoda) Oligohymenophorea (Tetrahymena, Ichthyophthirius, Vorticella, Paramecium) Plagiopylea (Plagiopyla) Prostomatea (Coleps)

Prostomatea	Cryptocaryon Pelagothrix

Myzozoa

Apicomplexa

Aconoidasida

Haemospororida	Garniidae (Garnia) Haemoproteidae (Haemoproteus) Leucocytozoidae (Leucocytozoon) Plasmodiidae (Plasmodium)

Piroplasmida	Babesiidae (Babesia) Theileriidae (Theileria)

Conoidasida

Coccidia

Agamococcidiorida

Gemmocystidae (Gemmocystis)
Rhytidocystidae (Rhytidocystis)

Eucoccidiorida

Adeleorina

Adeleidae
Dactylosomatidae (Babesiosoma, Dactylosoma)
Haemogregarinidae (Haemogregarina)
Hepatozoidae (Hepatozoon)
Karyolysidae (Karyolysus)
Klossiellidae (Klossiella)
Legerellidae (Legerella)

Eimeriorina

Aggregatidae (Aggregata, Grasseella, Merocystis, Ovivora, Pseudoklossia, Selysina) Atoxoplasmatidae Barrouxiidae Calyptosporiidae Caryotrophidae Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium) Eimeriidae (Cyclospora, Eimeria, Isospora) Elleipsisomatidae Lankesterellidae Selenococcidiidae

Sarcocystidae	Sarcocystinae (Frenkelia, Sarcocystis) Toxoplasmatinae (Besnoitia, Hammondia, Hyaloklossia, Nephroisospora, Neospora, Toxoplasma)

Ixorheorida

Ixorheidae (Ixorheis)

Protococcidiorida

Angeiocystidae (Angeiocystis)
Eleutheroschizonidae (Coelotropha, Defretinella, Eleutheroschizon)
Grelliidae (Coelotropha, Grellia)
Mackinnoniidae (Mackinnonia)
Myriosporidae (Myriosporides, Myriospora)

Gregarinia

Archigregarinorida

Exoschizonidae (Exoschizon)
Selenidioididae (Filipodium, Merogregarina, Meroselenidium, Platyproteum, Selenidioides, Veloxidium)

Eugregarinorida

Aseptatorina	Aikinetocystidae Allantocystidae Diplocystidae Enterocystidae Ganymedidae Lecudinidae Monocystidae (Monocystinae, Oligochaetocystinae, Rhynchocystinae, Stomatophorinae, Zygocystinae) Schaudinnellidae Selenidiidae Thiriotiidae Urosporidae

Blastogregarinorina	Siedleckiidae (Siedleckia)

Septatorina	Fusionicae (Fusionidae) Gregarinicae (Cephaloidophoridae, Cephalolobidae, Didymophoridae, Gregarinidae, Hirmocystidae, Metameridae, Uradiophoridae) Porosporicae (Porosporidae) Stenophoricae (Acutidae, Amphiplatysporidae, Brustiophoridae, Cnemidosporidae, Dactylophoridae, Leidyanidae, Monoductidae, Monoicidae, Sphaerocystidae, Stenophoridae, Trichorhynchidae) Stylocephaloidea (Actinocephalidae, Stylocephalidae) Blabericolidae

Neogregarinorida

Schizogregarinina (Caulleryellidae, Ophryocystidae)
Gigaductidae (Gigaductus)
Lipotrophidae (Apicystis, Farinocystis, Lipotropha, Lipocystis, Mattesia, Menzbieria)
Schizocystidae (Lymphotropha, Machadoella, Schizocystis)
Syncystidae (Syncystis)

Chromerida

Chromeraceae (Chromera velia)
Vitrellaceae (Vitrella brassicaformis)

Colpodellida

Colpodellidae (Acrocoelus, Colpodella)

Dinoflagellata

Dinokaryota	With a theca: Peridiniales (Pfiesteria, Peridinium) Gonyaulacales (Ceratium, Gonyaulax) Prorocentrales (Prorocentrum) Dinophysiales (Dinophysis, Histioneis, Ornithocercus, Oxyphysis) Without theca: Gymnodiniales (Gymnodinium, Karenia, Karlodinium, Amphidinium) Suessiales (Polarella, Symbiodinium)

Noctilucea	Noctilucales (Noctiluca)

Syndinea	Syndiniales: Amoebophryaceae (Amoebophyra) Duboscquellaceae (Duboscquella) Syndiniaceae (Hematodinium, Syndinium)

Other	Oxyrrhinaceae (Oxyrrhis)

Protoalveolata

Algovorida

Algovoridae (Algovora)

Ellobiopsea

Ellobiopsidae (Elliobiocystis, Ellobiopsis, Thalassomyces)

Myzomonadea

Chilovorida	Chilovoridae (Chilovora)

Voromonadida	Alphamonadidae (Alphamonas) Voromonadidae (Voromonas)

Perkinsozoa

Perkinsea	Perkinsidae (Perkinsus) Phagodinida (Phagodinium) Rastromonadida (Parvilucifera, Rastromonas)

Unclassified

Perkinsoide chabelardi

Colponemidia

Colponemea	Colponemida (Colponema)

Acavomonidia

Acavomonea	Acavomonidae (Acavomonas)

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