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An annotated list of aseptate gregarine parasites (Protozoa; Apicomplexa; Sporozoa) infecting oligochaete hosts

Authors: Beauty Kundu, Probir K. Bandyopadhyay

Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases | Issue 3/2019

Abstract

Gregarines are mainly coelozoic parasites belonging to the protozoan phylum Apicomplexa. The present communication deals with 137 species belonging to the genera Aikinetocystis Gates, 1926; Apolocystis Cognetii de Martiis, 1923; Dirhynchocystis Cognetii de Martiis, 1921; Enterocystis Tsvetkov, 1926; Nematocystis Hesse 1909; Rhynchocystis Hesse 1909; and Zygocystis Von Stain, 1848. This study was conducted to explore the diversity of gregarine parasites infecting the oligochaete hosts of the world.

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Title: An annotated list of aseptate gregarine parasites (Protozoa; Apicomplexa; Sporozoa) infecting oligochaete hosts
Authors: Beauty Kundu
Probir K. Bandyopadhyay
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Keyword: Protozoa
Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0971-7196
Electronic ISSN: 0975-0703
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-019-01116-4

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