Dr. Murai Éva szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 13. (Budapest, 1980)

Evidently PELLÉRDY was right in his conclusion that "It is not improbable that this Cryptosporidium of the fox corresponds in fact with the sporocysts of some I

sospora species. Iaoapora wetzeli sp. n. (Fig. 1) Host: common red fox (Vulpes vulpes L. ). Origin and habitat: Hungary - Babát, Budakeszi (Com. Pest); Alsótengelic (Com. Tolna); Makó (Com. Csongrád). Localisation: oocysts were found in the last third section of the small intestine, sporocysts from here onwards throughout the large intestine. Oocyst shape: broad ovoid. Oocyst dimensions: 13-16. 6 x 15-19 jjm. Oocyst wall: 0.2-0.3 urn thick, smooth, mono-laminar without micropyle. Sporocysts: 12.7-16 x 6.5-10 jum. The sporocyst-wall is 0. 7 _um thick. The sausageshaped sporozoits are 9-10 x 3-3.8 jam. The sporocyst-residuum 6-9 p.m. The endogenous development of the species is unknown. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 1. I

. caniv

elocis Wenyon, 1923 - the roundish oocysts measure 21-40 x 17-30 p.m - the sporocysts measure 14-24 x ll-14jim 2. I. vulpis Galli-Valerio, 1932 - thé ovoid oocysts measure 25 x 24 jam 3. I

. aprutina Mantovani, 1965 - the oval oocysts measure 22-28 x 18-22 urn - the sporocysts measure 17-20 x 12-14 Jim REFERENCES PELLÉRDY, L. (1964): Sporozoa II. - Fauna Hungáriáé, 7J_. 1-95. PELLÉRDY, L. (1974): Coccidia and coccidiosis. - Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, pp. 959. Received: 26 November 1979. Dr. SUGÁR, L. University of Agricultural Sciences, Game Biology Research Station H-2103 Gödöllő

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