''Hepatocystis bainae'' is a species of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum

Apicomplexia The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic Alveolata, alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex stru ...

Species in this genus are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes transmitted by flies of the genus '' Culicoides'' and infect mammals.

History

This species was described in 1977 by Mialhe and Landau.

Geographical distribution

This species is found in Malaysia.

Description

The hepatic schizonts are small and the colloid is repartitioned. It is most similar morphologically to ''

Hepatocystis rodhaini ''Hepatocystis'' is a genus of parasites transmitted by midges of the genus '' Culicoides''. Hosts include Old World primates, bats, hippopotamus and squirrels. This genus is not found in the New World. The genus was erected by Levaditi and Scho ...

''.

Host record

This species infects Cantor's roundleaf bat (''

Hipposideros galeritus Cantor's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros galeritus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It is named after Theodore Edwa ...

'').

References

Parasites of Diptera Parasites of bats Haemosporida {{Apicomplexa-stub