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Isospora citolli n. sp. from the Rock Squirrel, Citellus variegatus Utah *
Author(s) -
Levine Norman D.,
Ivens Virginia,
Kruidenier Francis J.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1957.tb02499.x
Subject(s) - isospora , canyon , residuum , ground squirrel , eimeriidae , archaeology , zoology , biology , geology , geography , ecology , squirrel monkey , geomorphology , apicomplexa , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , feces
SUMMARY.Isospora citelli n. sp. is described from the rock squirrel, Citellus variegatus Utah , from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Its oocysts are subspherical, 22.4 by 21.5 μ, with a smooth, two‐layered wall, an oocyst refractile globule and a sporocyst residuum, but without a micropyle or oocyst residuum.