Figure 1.
Stages of development of Hemolivia argantis (A–H) and Hemolivia stellata (I) in their invertebrate hosts. B, C and F: Nomarski. A and B: Immature oocysts with peripheral nuclei. C: Budding of future sporokinetes at the periphery of the oocyst. D: Oocyst containing sporokinetes in caecal content. E: Sporocyst inside a digestive cell. F: Mature sporocysts inside the gut contents. G and H: Sporocysts in coxal fluid. I: Star-shaped oocyst of H. stellata in the haemocoel of Amblyomma rotondatum. Scale bars: 20 μm.