Biology:Bioccala

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Short description: Genus of single-celled organisms

Bioccala
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Bioccala
Species
  • Bioccala deanei

Bioccala is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa.

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

  1. "[New Haemoproteidae parasites of Chiroptera in Thailand]" (in French). Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 59 (5): 437–47. 1984. PMID 6439099. 
  2. "The haemoproteid parasite, Bioccala deanei, from a Colombian bat, Eptesicus fuscus (Vespertilionidae)". Ann Trop Med Parasitol 89 (1): 89–91. 1995. PMID 7741601. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4914708 entry