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Protoopalina

genus / SLOPALINIDA / OPALINIDAE

Description

inucleated , with a short , broad , axial falx unning parallel to the antero -posterior axis of he cell. Kineties cover the body evenly . A few pecies with 4, 6, or 8 nuclei have been reported , ostly in Asia. Predominantly Old World . eported mostly from anuran amphibia , but also rom caudate amphibia, reptiles , and fish . xamples: Protoopalina intestinalis , P. mitotica , . tenuis, P. saturnalis. YPE SPECIES: Protoopalina intestinalis (Stein , 8 56) YPE HOST: Bombina bombina Protoopalin a tenuis. Scale bar= 100 IJm .

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inucleated , with a short , broad , axial falx
unning parallel to the antero -posterior axis of
he cell. Kineties cover the body evenly . A few
pecies with 4, 6, or 8 nuclei have been reported ,
ostly in Asia. Predominantly Old World .
eported mostly from anuran amphibia , but also
rom caudate amphibia, reptiles , and fish .
xamples: Protoopalina intestinalis , P. mitotica ,
. tenuis, P. saturnalis.
YPE SPECIES: Protoopalina intestinalis (Stein ,
8 56)
YPE HOST: Bombina bombina
Protoopalin a tenuis. Scale bar= 100 IJm .