Observations on Eimeria raillieti in the "Slow-worm", Anguis fragilis (Reptilia, Anguidae) |
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| Authors: | R LAINSON |
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| Institution: | Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, W.C. 1 |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. The oocysts, sporulation process, and endogenous stages of Eimeria raillieti (Léger, 1899) Galli-Valerio, 1930 from the slow-worm, Anguis fragilis , in England are described. The oocysts average 18 × 15 μ. Schizonts, microgametocytes and macrogametocytes were found in the ileum, and macro-gametocytes alone in the duodenum. |
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