Fig. 3

Morphology of 5 Eimeria species recovered from examined sheep. a Eimeria intricata unsporulated oocyst. Note a thick and striated oocystic wall (arrow) as well as distinct micropyle and polar cap (arrowhead). Scale bar = 20 µm. b Eimeria granulosa unsporulated oocyst. Note a spherical-shaped sporont with densely granular cytoplasm (arrow). Scale bar = 20 µm. c Eimeria faurei unsporulated oocyst. Note a distinct micropyle without polar cap. Scale bar = 20 µm. d Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae unsporulated oocyst. Note the lack of micropyle and polar cap (arrowhead). Scale bar = 10 µm. e Eimeria cotiae-like unsporulated oocyst. Note striated and brownish coloration of the cyst wall with no micropyle or polar cap (arrowhead). Scale bar = 10 µm. f Eimeria cotiae-like unsporulated oocyst. Note the beginning of sporont division (arrow). Scale bar = 10 µm