Dec 28, 2012 - Abstract One type of sarcocyst was found in two of eight investigated jackdaws (Corvus monedula) and proposed as. Sarcocystis corvusi sp.
Parasitol Res (2013) 112:1163–1167 DOI 10.1007/s00436-012-3247-5
ORIGINAL PAPER
Molecular and morphological investigations of Sarcocystis corvusi sp. nov. from the jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Petras Prakas & Liuda Kutkienė & Dalius Butkauskas & Aniolas Sruoga & Mečislovas Žalakevičius
Received: 9 May 2012 / Accepted: 11 December 2012 / Published online: 28 December 2012 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Abstract One type of sarcocyst was found in two of eight investigated jackdaws (Corvus monedula) and proposed as Sarcocystis corvusi sp. nov. By light microscope, cysts resembled a thick thread and were very long (the largest fragment found amounted to 6 mm) and relatively thin (up to 60 μm). The cyst wall measured