| Hepatocystis taiwanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Hepatocystis |
| Species: | H. taiwanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepatocystis taiwanensis Garnham 1951 |
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Hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of the genus Hepatocystis.
Species in this genus are parasitic protozoa transmitted by flies of the genus Culicoides and infect mammals.
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This species was described in 1941 by Yokogawa in Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis). It was reclassified as a species of Hepatocystis by Garnham in 1951.
This species is found in Taiwan.
This species infects Formosan rock macque (Macaca cyclopis).
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