Sarcocystis accipitris

Sarcocystis accipitris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Sarcocystidae
Genus:	Sarcocystis
Species:	S. accipitris
Binomial name
	Sarcocystis accipitris; Cern & Kvasnovsk, 1986

Sarcocystis accipitris is a species of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis.

Description

This species was described by Cern and Kvasnovsk in 1986.[1]

The sarcocysts measure 15 to 17 by 13 to 15 micrometres in diameter.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known hosts of this species are the Eurasian goshawk (Accipter gentilis) - the definitive host - and the canary (Serinus canaria) - the intermediate host.

References

Cern Z & Kvasnovsk Z. (1986) Life cycle involving bird-bird relation in sarcocystis coccidia with the description of Sarcocystis accipitris sp.n. Folia parasitologica 33, 305-309

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[Cern1986-1] Cern Z & Kvasnovsk Z. (1986) Life cycle involving bird-bird relation in sarcocystis coccidia with the description of Sarcocystis accipitris sp.n. Folia parasitologica 33, 305-309