Type host: Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774), Noctula bat.

Other hosts: None reported to date.

Type locality: EUROPE: Germany.

Geographic distribution: EUROPE: Germany.

Description of oocyst: Oocyst shape: spheroidal to subspheroidal; number of walls: 2; wall thickness: ~1.9; wall characteristics: outer, thick and smooth, may be lightly speckled; inner, thin and dark; L x W: 20.0 x 18.0 (17-23 x 16-20); L/W ratio: 1.1; M: absent; OR: absent; PG: absent. Distinctive features of oocyst: thick, smooth outer wall, dark thin inner wall and absence of MP, OR and PG.

Description of sporocysts and sporozoites: Sporocyst shape: ellipsoidal, not always symmetrical; L x W: 11 x 8 (10-13 x 6-9); L/W ratio: 1.4; SB: absent; SSB: absent; PSB: absent; SR: absent; SP: lie head to tail and fill sporocyst; RB absent (from line drawing). Distinctive features of sporocyst: absence of SB SSB, SR, and RB.

Prevalence: 1/1 (100%).

Sporulation: Exogenous. Oocysts sporulated in 1 day in 2% aqueous (w/v) potassium dichromate solution.

Prepatent and patent periods: Unknown.

Site of infection: Unknown. Oocysts recovered from feces.

Materials deposited: None.

Remarks: This species has not been seen since its original description..

References: Gottschalk (1974).