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 arcuata
Boldt, 1910
Infested organ.
Seminal vesicles
Type
host.
Lumbricus castaneus
,
L. rubellus
and
Eisenia foetida
Type
locality.
The
United Kingdom
Description.
Elongated curved, bow shaped characterized with a small hemispherical projection and measures 90
−
620 µm × 14
−
30 µm. Nucleus ovoid and varies from 6 × 5 µm to 28 × 9µm.