Bioccala

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name = "Bioccala "


domain = Eukaryota
unranked_phylum = Alveolata
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Bioccala "
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =

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. 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 ]

Life cycle

Host range

The only known host of these parasites is the bat "Hipposideros larvatus".

Geographical location

These parasites are found in Thailand.

Pathology and effects on the host

References