Figures 32-39

Figs 32-39: Acroeimeria cnemidophori in the teiid lizard Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus. Figs 32-34: low power view of ileum sections, showing layer of developing and mature parasites, mostly macrogamonts, and a segmented meront (arrow-head, Fig. 34) on gut surface; Carnoy/Giemsa; bar in Fig. 32 = 50 µm; in Figs 33, 34 = 10 µm. Figs 35-37: mature meronts (me), macrogamont (ma) and young oocyst (O). Figs 38, 39: zygotes (Z) on stalk-like extension of host epithelial cell (h), and a mature microgamont (Mi). Bar in Fig. 39 = 10 µm and applies to Figs 35-38; h: host cell; hcn: host cell nucleus