A giant merogonial stage (Apicomplexa, Coccidia) in the intestine of Blicca bjoerkna (L.) (Cyprinidae).
A giant meront containing thousands of merozoites has been found in the intestinal epithelium of an adult specimen of white bream (Blicca bjoerkna). The taxonomic position of this unusual coccidian stage is discussed.
Lukes
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Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceské Budĕjovice, Czech Republic.
D000818:Animals; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000469:parasitology; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology