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.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
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.
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