Gametes that look similar in light microscope. They are, for example, found in the Opalinata, some gregarines, piroplasms, and apparently in trypanosomes, where a true fusion of epimastigotes is postulated to occur just before entering the salivary glands.
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(2016). Isogametes. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_1627
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