Bioccala Explained

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.

Notes and References

1. Landau I, Baccam D, Ratanaworabhan N, Yenbutra S, Boulard Y, Chabaud AG . [New Haemoproteidae parasites of Chiroptera in Thailand] . French . Ann Parasitol Hum Comp . 59 . 5 . 437–47 . 1984 . 6439099 .
2. Marinkelle CJ . The haemoproteid parasite, Bioccala deanei, from a Colombian bat, Eptesicus fuscus (Vespertilionidae) . Ann Trop Med Parasitol . 89 . 1 . 89–91 . 1995 . 7741601 .