The ultrastructure of some stages of haemogregarina Tarentannulari infecting the gecko Tarentola annularis

Abstract

Certain blood and schizogonic stages of Haemogregarina larentannulari - occuring in the vertebrate host Tarenlola annularis - were studied by electron microscopy. Certain crylhrocytic stages, as well as some schizogonic stages observed within the endolhelial cells of the lung arc described. The fine structure of both the blood stages and merozoites exhibited the general characteristics of the phylum Apicomplexa regarding the pellicle, conoid, polar ring, micropore, rhoptrics, microncmes and subpcllicular microiubulcs