Hepatozoon kabeeni n. sp. [Protozoa: Apicomplexa; Hemogregarina] from the Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus [Aves: Passeriformes]

New species, Hepatozoon kabeeni was described in' blood of Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. The parasite species was detected in two populations of Sedge Warbier in NE and SW parts of Poland. Hepatozoon kabeeni was found respectively in 36.0% (n=25) and 28.6% (n=28) of individuals

Hepatozoon kabeeni n. sp. [Protozoa: Apicomplexa; Hemogregarina] from the Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus [Aves: Passeriformes]

New species, Hepatozoon kabeeni was described in' blood of Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. The parasite species was detected in two populations of Sedge Warbier in NE and SW parts of Poland. Hepatozoon kabeeni was found respectively in 36.0% (n=25) and 28.6% (n=28) of individuals

Zmienność średnicy oocyst Isospora lacazei [LABBE, 1893] z wróbla, Passer domesticus [L.]

Differences in the diameter of Isospora lacazei oocysts were found to be dependent on diet and other factors. House sparrows which were given animal products as food (hard boiled eggs) excreted with their faeces coccidia oocysts, which were larger than when they were fed grain. The results indicate a need to verify the divisions of the systematics of Isospora lacazei

Zmiennosc srednicy oocyst Isospora lacazei [LABBE, 1893] z wrobla, Passer domesticus [L.]

Differences in the diameter of Isospora lacazei oocysts were found to be dependent on diet and other factors. House sparrows which were given animal products as food (hard boiled eggs) excreted with their faeces coccidia oocysts, which were larger than when they were fed grain. The results indicate a need to verify the divisions of the systematics of Isospora lacazei