Abstract

The ultrastructure of the merozoites of the parasite Barroussia schneiden (Bütschli, 1882) Reichenow & Schellack, 1912 in the intestinal cells of its centipede host, Lithobius forficatus (L) is described. The pellicle consists of a single outer and a double inner membrane under which there are 51 microtubules extending longitudinally. A micropore is present. The characteristic organelles and cytoplasmic inclusions of the merozoites of the Eimeriidac arc present: conoid, rhoptries (possibly 6), micronemes, nucleus with nueleolus, mitochondria with bulbous cristae, prominent Golgi complex, polysaccharide granules and granular endoplasmic reticulum.

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