Sarcocystis accipitris is a species of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis.
Description This species was described by Cern and Kvasnovsk in 1986.Cern Z & Kvasnovsk Z. (1986) Life cycle involving bird-bird relation in sarcocystis coccidia with the description of Sarcocystis accipitris sp.n. Folia parasitologica 33, 305-309
The sarcocysts measure 15 to 17 by 13 to 15 micrometres in diameter.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known hosts of this species are the Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) - the definitive host - and the canary (Serinus canaria) - the intermediate host.
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