Sarcocystis garnhami n. sp. in the Skeletal Muscle of an Opossum, Didelphis marsupialis |
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| Authors: | A. M. MANDOUR |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Sarcocystis garnhami n. sp. is described from an opossum, Didelphis marsupialis. Its distinguishing characters are the spiny cyst wall, 6–8 μ thick, and the size of the spores, 5.3–6.9 μ in length and 1.3–1.9 μ in breadth. Sarcocystis darlingi , Brumpt 1913 is considered Besnoitia darlingi (Brumpt, 1913) n. comb. |
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