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.

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