Fig. 1

Trophozoites of Giardia cricetidarum n. sp. a Photomicrographs under bright-field microscope. b Stained trophozoites. c A stained trophozoite of G. cricetidarum (white arrows point to the nucleus and red arrow points to the median body). d Trophozoites under scanning electron microscope. e Trophozoites under scanning electron microscope, at high magnification (red arrow points the ventral disk). Scale-bars: a, c, e, 10 μm; b, 20 μm; d, 70 μm