Sarcocystis accipitris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Sarcocystidae |
Genus: | Sarcocystis |
Species: | S. accipitris |
Binomial name | |
Sarcocystis accipitris Cern & Kvasnovsk, 1986 |
Sarcocystis accipitris is a species of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis.
This species was described by Cern and Kvasnovsk in 1986.
The sarcocysts measure 15 to 17 by 13 to 15 micrometres in diameter.
The only known hosts of this species are the Eurasian goshawk (Accipter gentilis) - the definitive host - and the canary (Serinus canaria) - the intermediate host.