Biguetiella is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa. The type species of this genus is Biguetiella minuta.
Taxonomy
The genus was described by Landau et al. in 1984.[1]
Description
Biguetiella has small intra-hepatocytic schizonts (< 15 micrometres).
Hosts
The only known host of these parasites is the intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus).
Distribution
These parasites are found in Thailand.
References
^Landau I., Baccam D., Ratanaworabhan N., Yenbutra S., Boulard Y., Chabaud A.G. (1984) New Haemoproteidae parasites of Chiroptera in Thailand. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 59(5):437-447
