Isospora vanriperorum Levine, 1982 (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) in the green-winged saltator, Saltator similis Lafresnaye and D'orbigny, 1837 (passeriformes: cardinalinae) in southeastern Brazil
Isospora vanriperorum from the green-winged saltator (Saltator similis) is described in Southeastern Brazil. Oocysts are spherical to subspherical, 19.4-26 by 18.3-26μm (23.1 by 22.4μm), shape index 1.04 with a single layered wall, fine, smooth and yellowish. Micropyle and residuum are absents, but one elliptical polar granule is present. Sporocysts are ovoid, 14.5-20.2 by 8.1-12.5μm (16.3 by 10.8μm), shape index 1.53 with prominent Stieda body, barely discernible substieda body and residuum centered and granulated.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612007000400006 |
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