Schellackia calotesi n. sp. from agamid lizards of the genus Calotes in Thailand.
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Schellackia calotesi n. sp. is described from the Thai agamids Calotes mystaceus and C. versicolor. Schellackia-type sporozoites were recovered from blood and liver of one C. versicolor from Kon Kaen North-East Thailand and two C. mystaceus from Chiang Mai, North Thailand. Specimens of both species were fed on sporozoite infected blood, of these only one C. mystaceus developed endogenous infection in the anterior intestine. Description, from histological material includes early and dividing meronts, micro and macrogamonts and non sporulated oocysts.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Parasite
دوره 5 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998