Rayella

Rayella is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Its vertebrate hosts are flying squirrels. The vectors are not presently known.

Rayella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Rayella Dasgupta, 1967
Species
Rayella gigantica Rayella hylopetei Rayella rayi

Taxonomy

This genus was described by Dasgupta in 1967.^[1]

Hosts

• R. gigantica — spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans caniceps)
• R. hylopetei — particoloured flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger)^[2]
• R. rayi — Himalayan flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus)^[1]

Distribution

All of the currently known species have been reported from Darjiling, India.