The sporocysts in Eimerian oocysts have an opening for exit of the sporozoites which is closed by the Stieda body. It is digested when the sporocysts are set free in the small intestine of the hosts (Fig. 1).
Diagrammatic representation of an Eimeria oocyst. AW outer wall, IW inner wall, MK micropyle, N nucleus, PK polar body, RK refractile (= reserve) body, RO residual body of oocyst, RS residual body of sporozoite, SP sporozoite, SST substieda body, ST stieda body
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Stieda Body. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2998
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