Fig. 2. Endogenous stages of coccidian parasites found in the section of the jejunum and ileum of the Amami rabbit. HE. Scale bar = 20 μm and applies to all parts. (a) Schizont-like structures (arrows) in detached epithelial cells. (b) Immature microgamont (arrow) with basophilic small nuclei. (c) Immature macrogamont (arrow) with eosinophilic bodies. (d) Microgamont (arrow) with peripherally located basophilic nuclei. (e) Macrogamont (arrow) with peripheral arrangement of eosinophilic wall-forming bodies. (f) Unsporulated oocyst (arrow) with a central nucleus and oocyst wall. High-resolution version of these slides for use with the Virtual Microscope are available as eSlide: VM06653.

Published as part of Tokiwa, Toshihiro, Chou, Shyun, Kitazoe, Hina, Ito, Keiko, Torimoto, Ryouta, Shoshi, Yuki, Sanjoba, Chizu, Yamamoto, Masami & Yoshimura, Hisashi, 2022, Three new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Amami rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi (Mammalia: Leporidae), pp. 194-200 in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 18 on page 196, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.05.006, http://zenodo.org/record/13288295