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Cyst inside oocysts of Coccidia containing the infectious stages = sporozoites (Gregarines).
Developmental stage of digenean life cycle (Digenea/Life Cycle) inside the first intermediate host snail. These sporocysts produce depending on the species – daughter sporocysts, rediae, or cercariae. The latter leave the snail and may become infectious to a second intermediate host (e.g., in the case of Clonorchis), to the final host (e.g., Schistosoma), or are attached at plants to become metacercariae (e.g., Fasciola hepatica , Fasciolopsis buski ).
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(2016). Sporocyst. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2959
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