Abstract
Isospora pachydactyli sp.nov. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is described from the feces of Pachydactylus bibronii bibronii from Namibia (South-West Africa). Oocysts sporulate endogenously and are spherical or subspherical, 27.4 × 27.1 (25.2–29.6 × 25.2–29.6) μm, with a bilayered wall ca. 1.5 μm thick; shape index (length/width) 1.0 (1.0–1.1). Micropyle, polar granule, and oocyst residuum are absent. Sporocysts are ovoid, 15.4 × 10.6 (14.4–16.8 × 9.6–11.2) μm, with Stieda and substieda bodies. The posterior end of the sporocyst is drawn out slightly to resemble a second Stieda body. Sporocyst residuum present, consisting either of a compact granular mass or of scattered granules. Sporozoites vermiform, with spherical anterior and posterior refractile bodies.
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