A checklist of the species under the genus Monocystis Von Stein, 1848 (Apicomplexa: Sporozoa: Monocystidae) described from oligochaete hosts
Author
Sarkar, Sutapa
Author
Bandyopadhyay, Probir K.
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Zootaxa
2013
2013-09-16
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3710.4.7
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Monocystis ranaghatensis
Bandyopadhyay &Mitra, 2005
Infested organ.
Seminal vesicles
Type
host.
Eutyphoeus waltoni
Type
locality.
Ranaghat, Nadia,
West Bengal
,
India
Description.
Trophozoites of
M. ranaghatensis
are napiform, having a nearly spheroid to ellipsoid or ovoid body, 119.0
−
167.0 (124.0±11.0) µm × 57.0
−
84.0 (62.0±1.9) µm with a prominent tail like structure at the posterior end and ellipsoidal nucleus measures, 9.0
−
22.0 (12.0±0.4) µm × 9.0
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13.0 (10.0±1.5) µm. Gametocysts are eggshaped measuring 95.0-124.0 (105.0±0.9) µm Oocysts are biconical measuring 7.6
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10.1 (9.3±1.1) µm ×4.1
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5.6 (4.5±1.3) µm.