1998•Folia ParasitologicaRequires access
New species of Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from lizards
Břetislav Koudela, David Modrý
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Abstract
A new Cryptosporidium species, C. saurophilum, is described from Schneider's skinks Eumeces schneideri Daudin, 1802. Oocysts were fully sporulated in fresh faeces and measured 5.0 × 4.7 µm (4.4-5.6 × 4.2-5.2 µm). The new species differs from C. serpentis Levine, 1980 by having smaller oocysts, developing in a different location of intestine, and by the inability to infect snakes.