Sarcocystis accipitris - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sarcocystis accipitris is a parasite of the genus Sarcocystis
Sarcocystis
Sarcocystis is a genus of protozoa. Species in this genus infect reptiles, birds and mammals. The name is dervived from Greek: sarx = flesh and kystis = bladder.There are about 130 recognised species in this genus...

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Description

This species was described by Cern and Kvasnovsk in 1986.

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 (Accipter gentilis) - the definitive host - and the canary (Serinus canaria) - the intermediate host.

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