hepatocystis epomophori hepatocystis epomophori hepatocystis epomophori is a species of parasitic protozoa. they are transmitted by flies of the genus culicoides and infect mammals. hepatocystis epomophori scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: hepatocystis species: h. epomophori binomial name hepatocystis epomophorirhodian 1926 taxonomy this species was described in 1926 by rhodhain. description this species is similar to hepatocystis brosseti and hepatocystis carpenteri. distribution this species is found in the congo basin. hosts this species infects the fruit bat (epomorphorus gambianus).