''Hoarella'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the

phylum In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature f ...

Apicomplexa. This genus infects

reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...

s. Only one species (''Hoarella garnhami'') in this genus is recognised.

Description

This genus was described in 1963 by Arcay de Peraza.Arcay de Peraza (1963) Studies on two new coccidia from the Venezuelan lizard ''Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus'': ''Hoarella garnhami'' gen.nov., sp.nov. and ''Eimeria flaviviridis americana'' subsp.nov. Parasitology 53: 95-107 The meronts and gamonts are found within the intestinal wall. The

oocyst Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organism i ...

s have 16 sporocysts each of which has 2 sporozoites. The life cycle is currently not known.

Host range

This species is found in the rainbow whiptail lizard (''

Cnemidophorus lemniscatus The rainbow whiptail (''Cnemidophorus lemniscatus'') is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there. A rainbow whiptail grow ...

'').

References

Apicomplexa genera {{Apicomplexa-stub id:Eucoccidiorida it:Eucoccidiorida