Stieda body explained

The Stieda body is an organelle located at the polar region of the sporocyst of some coccidia visible with electron microscopy.[1] It appears as a knob like structure and is a plug occluding a hole in the sporocyst. The breakdown of this body allows excystation of the sporozoites.

Notes and References

  1. Chris T. . McAllister. R. Scott . Seville . Matthew B. . Connior. A new species of Isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from eastern coachwhip, Coluber flagellum flagellum (Reptilia: Ophidia) from Oklahoma. Acta Parasitol. 60. 3. 466–470. 1 September 2015. 10.1515/ap-2015-0065. 4539277 . 26204185.

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