Checklist of the species under the Genus Stomatophora Drzhevetskii, 1907 (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida) described from Annelid Hosts
Author
Sarkar, Sutapa
Author
Mallik, Partha
Author
Bandyopadhyay, Probir K.
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2018
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journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v118/i3/2018/118313
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4.
Stomatophora coronata
(
Hesse, 1904
)
,
Drzhevetskii, 1907
Infected organ:
Seminal vesicles
Type
host:
Pheretima rodericensis
,
P.hawayana
,
P.peguana
,
P. barbadensis
,
P. elongata
Type
locality:
France
, England,
Malaya
Description:
A well developed petaloid crown of sarcocyte surrounding the sucker, marked by epicytal striations. Trophozoite measures 180 µ by 130 µ; average measurements 80 µ by 60 µ. Cysts spherical or slightly ellipsoidal measuring, 72 to 80 µ by 50 to 60 µ. Spores navicular, sometimes sticking end to end to form chains. It measures 9 to 11 µ by 5 to 6 µ and 7 to 7.5 µ by 3 µ.