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Isospora spilogales n. sp. and I. sengeri n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius ambarvalis
Author(s) -
LEVINE NORMAN D.,
IVENS VIRGINIA
Publication year - 1964
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.1550-7408.1964.tb01789.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , isospora , feces , biology , protozoa , mustela putorius , zoology , apicomplexa , microbiology and biotechnology , protozoal disease , immunology , malaria
SYNOPSIS. Two new species of Isospora are described from the feces of an eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius ambarvalis imported into Montana from Florida. The oocysts of I. spilogales n. sp. are 29 to 38 by 22 to 28 μ and contain 2 sporocysts measuring 17 to 22 by 13 to 16 μ; a few Caryospora ‐like oocysts containing a single sporocyst were considered abnormal I. spilogales oocysts. The oocysts of I. sengeri n. sp. are 16 to 23 by 12 to 18 μ and contain 2 sporocysts measuring 10 to 14 by 8 to 12 μ.