C. peruensis is found in birds and reptiles in fact mostly in raptors and snakes. It has a wide distrapution all over the the new world spred from Peru by migrating raptors. (Upton and Sundermann 1990). Caryospora is charaterized by having 1 sporocysts within witch are 8 sporozoites(Telford 2000) this oocyst has 1 sporocysts it also has a stieda body on the sporocysts and a micropyle cap on the outer layer of the oocyst wall (Levine 1973) Tapeworms are usully more round with round and centered center the outer edge is also thick and dark (Lane and Mader 1996). I said it was C. peruensis because this very common in snakes however the actully sp can not be determined at this magnification there are 60 spp of Caryospora.

Metronitizole is not effective aginst coccida like it is so many protoza(giardia, tric., etc) the proper Tx for coccida is Albon (Carpenter et al 2001, Stein 1996)



References



Upton, S. H. and C. A. Sundermann. 1990 Caryospora: Biology. In: P. A. Long Coccidiosis of Man and Domestic Animals pp187-204 CRC Press,



Levine, N. D. 1973 Introduction, history and taxonomy. In D. M. Hammond and P. T. Long The coccida, Eimeria, Isospora, Toxoplasma, and Pelated Genera pp 1-22 University Park Press



Lane T. L. and Mader D. M. 1996 Paristology In Mader D. M. Reptile medicine and surgery WB saunders press



Telford S. R. Diagnosis of Reptilian Protoxoal infections 2000 In Fudge A. M. Laboratory Medicine Avian and Exotic Pets WB saunders press



Carpenter J., Izara R., Exotic Animal formulary 2001 WB saunders press



Stein G. 1996 Formulary In Mader D. M. Reptile medicine and surgery WB saunders press

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