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| 29910 |
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Comments
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A. Parasitophorous vacuole with peripheral meronts (unthickened plasma membrane) and sporonts (partial deposition of surface coat) and sporogonic stages free in lumen (binucleate sporont, uninucleate crenated sporoblasts, and dense spores). B. Spore.
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Reference
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Canning E.U., Vavra J. 2000. Phylum Microsporida Balbiani, 1882. Pp. 39-126. In: An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Second Edition. Vol. 1. (Lee J. J., Leedale G.F. and Badbury P., eds.). Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
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Acknowledgements
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used with permission
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Life Cycle Stage
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life cycle and spore
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Size
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scale bar 1.0 µm (B)
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Copyright
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© 2000 Society of Protozoologists
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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encenakres1.jpg
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Image Type
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Diagram
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Image Content
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Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
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ID
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29910
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| 29913 |
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Comments
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The spore wall is not yet developed, but the spore has its final number of polar fulament coils. The anterior straight part of the polar filament with the anchoring disc is visible, as well as the single spore nucleus
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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immature spore
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Body Part
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spore
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Size
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2,5 µm
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Copyright
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© 1999
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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encesporamoje2.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
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Technical Information
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transmission electron microscope photograph
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ID
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29913
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| 29914 |
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Comments
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Fresh spores of Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Some spores have spontaneously extruded their filaments which are visible as fine threads in between the spores
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores
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Body Part
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spore
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Size
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2,5 µm
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Copyright
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© 1986
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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encesporygroup2.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Technical Information
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unstained light microscope preparation
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ID
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29914
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| 29915 |
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores in a sporophorous vacuole
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Body Part
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spore
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Size
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2,5 µm
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Copyright
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© 1998 Bretislav Koudela
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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encepv12.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
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Technical Information
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scanning electron micrograph
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ID
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29915
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| 29916 |
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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developmental stages in a parasitophorous vacuole inside the the rabbit choroid plexus cell (tissue culture)
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Copyright
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© 1970
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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ence1.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Technical Information
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Giemsa stained preparation
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ID
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29916
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| 29931 |
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| 29930 |
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Comments
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spores in the brain lesion of the Arctic fox Alopex lagopus
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores
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Copyright
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© 1970
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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ence3.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Technical Information
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Goodpasture stained tissue section
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ID
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29930
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| 30007 |
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Scientific Name
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Binucleata daphniae infecting Daphnia magna
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Comments
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accumulation of microsporidian spores in the hypodermis makes the infected host conspicuously opaque (left individual) when compared with the non infected host (right individual)
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores
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Copyright
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© 2008
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Cladocera (Branchiopoda): view page image collection
Binucleata (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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dafnie-nakazene.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Technical Information
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photograph of infected and non-infected host, Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Phyllopoda)
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ID
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30007
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| 30008 |
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Scientific Name
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Binucleata daphniae
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Comments
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spores isolated from infected hypodermal cells of infected Daphnia
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores
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Copyright
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© 2008
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Binucleata (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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binucleatasporynom.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Technical Information
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Nomarski phase contrast micrograph
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ID
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30008
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| 30013 |
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Scientific Name
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Glugea anomala
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Comments
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host cell of the stickleback Gasterosteus (Pisces:Teleostei) filled with microsporidian spores is hypertrophied to a macroscopic cyst (xenoma).
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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spores
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Copyright
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© 2004 Ronny Larsson
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Glugea (Microsporidia): view page image collection
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Title
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glugea_ryba1.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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30013
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