Figures 1-14

Figs 1-14: endogenous stages of Eimeria carmelinoi n.sp., in smears of the small intestine of the lizard Kentropyx calcarata. Figs 1-3: developing meronts. Figs 4, 5: segmented meronts producing 6 and 10 large merozoites. Fig. 6: segmented meront producing 18 smaller merozoites. Figs 7-9: young macrogamonts, showing conspicuous vacuoles and precursers of the wall-forming bodies. Fig. 10: mature macrogamont with large, densely staining wall-forming bodies. Figs 11, 12: young microgamonts. Fig. 13: mature microgamont with fully developed microgametes. Fig. 14: biflagellated microgametes from a ruptured microgamont. Figs 1-13: Bouin-fixed, Giemsa staining; bar = 10 µm. Fig. 14: methyl alcohol fixation, Giemsa staining; bar = 10 µm