Babesia bigemina

Babesia bigemina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Piroplasmida
Family:	Babesiidae
Genus:	Babesia
Species:	B. bigemina
Binomial name
Babesia bigemina 　(Smith et Kilborne, 1893) Wenyon, 1926

Babesia bigemina is a species of alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa and the family Babesiidae.

In cattle, it causes babesiosis, also called "Texas fever". Its length is 4-5 µm and width is 2-3 µm. Usually, it has an oval shape. In blood cells, it is located midsagittally and its size gets up to two-thirds of blood cell size.

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