Bioccala is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa.
| Bioccala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Bioccala |
| Species | |
Taxonomy
editThis subgenus was raised to genus status by Landau et al. in 1984.[1]
Hosts
edit- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)[2]
- Intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus)
Distribution
editThese parasites are found in Colombia and Thailand.
References
edit- ^ 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.
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