title: A checklist of the species under the genus Monocystis Von Stein, 1848 (Apicomplexa: Sporozoa: Monocystidae) described from oligochaete hosts.
abstract: A checklist of 24 species of the genus Monocystis is presented and includes the salient features of each species, type host and site of infection.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sutapa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Probir K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa; D044822:Biodiversity; D057189:Checklist; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000469:parasitology*