Monocystis elongatum Bandyopadhyay et al. 2008

Sarkar, Sutapa & Bandyopadhyay, Probir K., 2013, A checklist of the species under the genus Monocystis Von Stein, 1848 (Apicomplexa: Sporozoa: Monocystidae) described from oligochaete hosts, Zootaxa 3710 (4), pp. 381-388 : 384

11) Monocystis elongatum Bandyopadhyay et al. 2008

Infested organ. Seminal vesicles

Type host. Perionyx excavatus

Type locality. Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

Description. Gamonts are elongated and curved at the anterior and gradually tapering towards the posterior end. Gamont measures 265.0 − 346.0 (310.0±2.6) µm × 46.0 − 64.3 (52.0±3.1) µm. Nucleus rounded to ovoid measuring 12.3 − 20.5 (19.4±1.7) µm × 11.4 − 18.7 (16.3±1.8) µm. Gametocysts are unique shaped with two equal sized gametocytes and measuring 74.0 − 98.3 (82.0±1.9) µm × 56.0 − 82.0 (72.5±2.7) µm. Oocysts are Biconical, measuring 9.7 − 15.3 (12.3±3.1) µm × 6.8 − 10.3 (9.4±1.1) µm.