Monocystis septum Bandyopadhyay et al. 2009a

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 : 386

24) Monocystis septum Bandyopadhyay et al. 2009a

Infested organ. Seminal vesicles

Type host. Eutyphoeus orientalis

Type locality. Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

Description. The unique feature of the gamonts is the presence of a constriction at the anterior body end that tends to divide the cell into two parts, similarly to septate gregarines. The gamonts measure 86.3 − 102.3 (90.4±4.2) µm in length and 66.1 − 89.3 (78.2±0.9) µm in width. Nucleus rounded to ovoid, measuring 11.3 − 16.3 (14.3±1.7) µm × 8.5 − 10.6 (9.4±1.1) µm.Gametocyst consists of two gametocytes of unequal size and peculiar shape: one is axe-like, the other semicircular. The gametocyst measures 46.1 − 78.6 (64.2±1.2) µm in length and 39.7 − 68.4 (62.4±1.8) µm in width. Bi-conical oocysts measure 6.4 − 9.3 (8.2±0.9) µm in length and 5.5 − 7.6(6.1±2.1) µm in width.