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

Bioccala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Bioccala
Species

Taxonomy

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This subgenus was raised to genus status by Landau et al. in 1984.[1]

Hosts

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Distribution

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These parasites are found in Colombia and Thailand.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.