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Two New Species of Eimeria from the Common Newt, Notopthalmus viridescens *
Author(s) -
BARROW JAMES H.,
HOY JAMES B.
Publication year - 1960
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.1550-7408.1960.tb00733.x
Subject(s) - biology , eimeria , ecology , zoology , host (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology
SYNOPSIS. Two new species of Eimeria, E. megaresidua and E. longaspora , are described from the common American newt, Notopthalmus viridescens . The hosts were from the vicinity of Douglas Lake in Northern Michigan. Observations of timeof sporulation of the oocyst relative to host defecation and possible significance of the seasonal distribution of the parasites are discussed.