hepatocystis taiwanensis hepatocystis taiwanensis hepatocystis taiwanensis is a species of parasitic protozoa. they are transmitted by flies of the genus culicoides and infect monkeys. hepatocystis taiwanensis scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: hepatocystis species: h. taiwanensis binomial name hepatocystis taiwanensisgarnham 1951 taxonomy this species was described in 1941 by yokogawa in formosan rock macaque (macaca cyclopis). it was reclassified as a species of hepatocystis by garnham in 1951. distribution this species is found in taiwan. hosts this species infects formosan rock macacque (macaca cyclopis).