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 megascolexae
Kar, 1946
Infested organ.
Seminal vesicles
Type
host.
Megascloex
sp.
Type
locality.
Calcutta,
West Bengal
,
India
Description.
Trophozoite measures 135.8
−
429.0 µm ×58.2–97.5 µm with variable form, elongated, one end rounded, the other end pointed. Nucleus spherical and measures 25 µm in diameter. Gametocyst spherical and 135 µm in diameter. Oocysts spindle shaped with blunt end measuring 15.43
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8.24 µm.