Sarcocystis stenodactylicolubris n. sp., a new sarcosporidian coccidium with a snake-gecko heteroxenous life cycle

Oocysts/sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. measuring 9.7 (9-10) x 7.6 (7-8) μm were found in the intestinal contents of the Dahl's whip snake Coluber najadum. Of wide spectrum of experimentally inoculated hosts, only species of the family Gekkonidae - Ptyodactylus guttatus and Stenodactylus grandice...

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Autori principali: Modrý D., Koudela B., Šlapeta J. R.
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: EDP Sciences 2000-09-01
Serie:Parasite
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Accesso online:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2000073201