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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Main Authors: Modrý D., Koudela B., Šlapeta J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2000-09-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2000073201

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