Table 2 in Description of SarCoCYSTIS PlaTYrhYNChoSI n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from domestic ducks ANaS PlaTYrhYNChoS (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in China

Table 2 Sarcocystis spp. in the Anseriformes birds Sarcocystis speciesIntermediate hostDefinitive hostSarcocystsLocationReferencesLight microscopy studyTransmission electron microscopy studyS. rileyi Stiles 1893Shoveler duck Anas clypeata, mallard duck Anas platyrhyncho s, Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope, common teal Anas crecca and common eider Somateria mollissimaSkunk Mephitis mephitis), red fox Vulpes vulpes and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoidesMacroscopic, up to 12 mm. Thick cyst wall (3–5 μm) without visible vpsBranched vps, type 23Noth and South America and Europe[2, 10 – 17]S. wobeseri Kutkiené, Prakas, Sruoga,and Butkauskas 2010Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, mallard duck, herring gull Larus argenticusUnknownMicroscopic, up to 6 mm long. Smooth,thin cyst wall (<1 μm)Conical vps,type 1dLithuania[3, 18 – 20]S.anasi Kutkiené, Prakas, Sruoga,and Butkauskas 2012Mallard duckUnknownMicroscopic, up to 5 mm long. Striated wall, vps up to 1.5 μm longPalisade-like vps, type 9aLithuania[4, 18]S.albifronsi Prakas,Sruoga, and Butkauskas 2012White-fronted goose Anser albifonsArctic fox Alopex legopusMicroscopic, up to 4 mm long. Striated cyst wall, vps up to 2.4 μm longTeat-or finger-like vps, type 9aLithuania[4, 21]Sarcocystis sp.1 Wober, Leighton,and Leighton 1981Lesser snow goose Anser caerulescensUnknownMicroscopic, up to 3.37 mm long.Thick cyst wall, radial spines-like vps, 1.5–2.0 μm longPalisade-like vps, type 9aCanada[22]Sarcocystis sp.2 Wober, Leighton,and Leighton 1981Lesser snow gooseUnknownMicroscopic, 53.8 μm wide. Smooth,thin cyst wall, 0.5 μm thickInvagination on the cyst wall, type 1dCanada[22]S. platyrhynchosi n. sp.Mallard duckUnknownMicroscopic, up to 1649 μm long.Thick cyst wall, brush-like vps,up to 4.3 μm longLanceolated vps, bundled microtubules extended into ground substanceChinaThis study vps villar protrusions