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Eimeria undetermined

  • 1. Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology University of Nebraska-Lincoln W 529 Nebraska Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 - 0514, U. S. A.

Description

Eimeria sp. (unidentified species)

Host.— Perognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889

Description.—Oocyst wall rough and 1.2 (±0.17) thick. Sporulated oocysts 18–24.6 by 14.1–21.4, 21.8 (±2.0) by 18.6 (±1.8) and a length:width ratio of 1.2 (±0.05). Sporocysts 7.5–10.3 by 6.3–8.7, 8.8 (±0.7) by 7.4 (±0.7) and a length:width ratio of 1.2 (±0.06). See Figures 13-16.

Prevalence.—This species was found in two of 14 (14.3%) animals examined.

Specimens deposited.—NP1322 and NP1466.

Location.—Intestine. Oocysts obtained from fecal sample.

Locality.— Infected Plains Pocket Mice were trapped on two occasions: 31 July 2012 [Arapaho Prairie] (41°29′19″N; 101°51′30″W); 1 August 2013 [Ackley Valley, Haythorn Ranch, Arthur County, NE] (41°12′00″, 101°26′06″W).

Notes

Published as part of Thomas, Kaleb J. & Gardner, Scott L., 2015, Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) From Small Mammals Of The Southwestern Sandhills In Nebraska, Usa, pp. 1-16 in Occasional Papers of the Museum 337 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748572

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2012-07-31 , 2013-08-01
Verbatim event date
2012-07-31 , 2013-08-01
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Miozoa
Order
Eucoccidiida
Family
Eimeriidae
Genus
Eimeria
Species
undetermined
Taxon rank
species