Endogenous stages of a Schellackia species are described in histological sections of the intestine of the tree-frog, Phrynohyas venulosa, from North Brazil. Most oocysts sporulate within the epithelial cells of the gut, but a few were detected in the lamina propria.
Apicomplexa; Eimeriidae; Schellackia sp.; Phrynoyas venulosa; Amphibia; tree-frog; Brasil