Leptotheca mackenzii n. sp. (Myxozoa:Myxosporea) Infecting the Urinary Bladder of the Frog, Lemnectus limnocharis

A new species of the genus Leptotheca. Thelohan, 1895. (Phylum: Myxozoa), L. mackenzii n. sp. is described from the urinary bladder of the rice field frog, Lemnecliis limnocharis collected from the fields in Vizianagaram. Andhra Pradesh, south India. Spores of the parasite were oval measuring 11.2 µm x l5.6 µm with 16-18 distinct oblique striations. Polar capsules were bulb shaped. 6.2 µm x 4.8 µm in size. Polar filaments were thick, Oat and 26.6 µm long