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A new species of Caryospora Léger, 1904 (Sporozoa: Eimeriidae) from an Australian snake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

L. R. G. Cannon  and
C. M. Rzepczyk
L. R. G. Cannon
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4067, Australia
C. M. Rzepczyk
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4067, Australia
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Extract

A new coccidian parasite, Caryospora dendrelaphis sp.nov., with endogenous stages in the duodenal epithelium is described from the Australian colubrid snake Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Gray).

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , October 1974 , pp. 197 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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