Monocystis amynthae Bandyopadhyay et al. 2006d

Sarkar, Sutapa & Bandyopadhyay, Probir K., 2013, A checklist of the species under the genus Monocystis Von Stein, 1848 (Apicomplexa: Sporozoa: Monocystidae) described from oligochaete hosts, Zootaxa 3710 (4), pp. 381-388 : 382

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.4.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5B76EC26-3663-4725-9F2F-6F19F149F303
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6146868
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scientific name	Monocystis amynthae Bandyopadhyay et al. 2006d
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1) Monocystis amynthae Bandyopadhyay et al. 2006d

Infested organ. Seminal vesicles

Type host. Amynthas hawayanus

Type locality. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Description. The gamont of the species is characterized by having an elongated body with broad anterior end, separated from the narrow posterior end by a prominent constriction. It measures 49.0 − 77.0 (66.0±1.3) µm × 32.0 − 41.0 (37.0±2.8) µm. The gametocysts are oval-shaped, measuring 40.0-65.0 (58.0±2.1) µm. The oocysts are navicular, measuring 8.0 − 12.0 (10.5±1.1) µm × 4.0 − 6.0 (5.5±1.1) µm.