Title: Two new species of coccidia (A picomplexa: Eimeriidae) from <i>Eumeces fasciatus</i> (Sauria: Scincidae) in Arkansas
Abstract: Two new species of coccidia were recovered from the intestinal contents of Eumeces fasciatus from Arkansas and are described. Oocysts of Eimeria fasciatus sp.nov. sporulate endogenously and are cylindrical, 34.9 × 16.2 (32.0–36.2 × 15.2–17.4) μm, shape index (length/width) 2.2 (1.9–2.3). Micropyle and oocyst residuum absent; polar granule present. Sporocysts ellipsoidal, 12.0 × 8.7 (10.4–13.2 × 8.0–9.4) μm, without Stieda or substieda bodies; shape index 1.4 (1.1–1.5). Sporozoites each contain a single spherical posterior refractile body. This coccidian was found to infect the biliary epithelium. Oocysts of Isospora scinci sp.nov. sporulate exogenously and are subspherical, 26.5 × 24.3 (21.6–31.2 × 18.2–27.2) μm; shape index 1.1 (1.0–1.2). Micropyle, oocyst residuum, and polar granule absent. Sporocysts ovoidal, 14.9 × 10.4 (12.0–16.0 × 9.4–11.6) μm, with Stieda and substieda bodies; shape index 1.4 (1.2–1.6). Sporozoites each with anterior and posterior refractile bodies. The site of infection of this species was not determined.
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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