Rayella
{{Short description|Genus of single-celled organisms}}
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| taxon = Rayella
| authority = Dasgupta, 1967
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =Rayella gigantica
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Rayella is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Its vertebrate hosts are flying squirrels. The vectors are not presently known.
Taxonomy
Hosts
- R. gigantica — spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans caniceps)
- R. hylopetei — particoloured flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger){{cite journal |vauthors=Dasgupta B, Pal N, Chatterjee A, Chatterjee D |title=A new malaria parasite in Hylopetes alboniger Hodgson |journal=Parasitology |volume=62 |issue=2 |pages=195–7 |year=1971 |doi=10.1017/S0031182000071432 |pmid=4995418 |s2cid=36422066 }}
- R. rayi — Himalayan flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus)
Distribution
All of the currently known species have been reported from Darjiling, India.
References
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