Lia Lin Parasited [updated] File

A. N. Researcher (email: anresearcher@oceanicuniv.edu)

– Sporocysts are ovoid (30–45 µm × 20–30 µm) with a thick, double‑layered wall; each contains 8–12 elongated sporozoites (12–15 µm × 2–3 µm) possessing a conspicuous apical complex (conoid, micronemes, rhoptries). Merozoites are pyriform, 8–10 µm × 2 µm, lacking a distinct apical complex. The parasite develops within the epithelial cells of fish gills and the hepatopancreas of gastropod intermediate hosts. lia lin parasited

A. N. Researcher¹, B. C. Investigator², D. E. Analyst³ rhoptries). Merozoites are pyriform