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AnAmblyospora species (microspora, Abblyosporidae) collected in the southeast region of Austria was examined using light and electron microscopic methods. The hosts were larvae ofEusimulium costatum (Diptera, Simuliidae). The merogonial stages were found to be diplocaryotic. During sporogony, eight monocaryotic spores developed in a sporophorous vesicle. The truncate spores measured between 2.9×2.3 and 4.1×3.2 μm and had an anisofilar polar tube, the narrow part of which was rather short. Besides tubules and homogeneous, electron-dense inclusions, unique filamentous structures were observed in the episporontal space. The microsporidian was compared with other species showing similar characteristics. Because of the variations observed in its ultrastructure as compared with that of other species, we consider this microsporidian to be a new species and have named itAmblyospora styriaca.
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Friedrich, C., Kepka, O. & Ingolic, E. OnAmblyospora styriaca sp.nov. (Microspora, Amblyosporidae) —a microsporidian of the blackflyEusimulium costatum (Diptera, Simuliidae). Parasitol Res 78, 635–639 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931512
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