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Eimeria aurati n. sp. (Protozoa:Eimeriidae) from Goldfish ( Carassius auratus ) in North America
Author(s) -
HOFFMAN GLENN L.
Publication year - 1965
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.1550-7408.1965.tb01850.x
Subject(s) - carassius auratus , eimeriidae , protozoa , biology , feces , zoology , eimeria , carassius , fishery , ecology , apicomplexa , fish <actinopterygii> , microbiology and biotechnology , protozoal disease , malaria , immunology
SYNOPSIS.Eimeria aurati n. sp. is described from the intestine of the goldfish, Carassius auratus , from Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Oocysts were very numerous in long, whitish, opaque fecal casts. They were 16 to 24 by 14 to 17 μ (mean, 20.1 by 16.3) and were non‐sporulated when passed but sporulated 2 to 5 days later.