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Eimeria tuscarorensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) and Redescriptions of Other Coccidia of the Woodchuck, Marmota monax *
Author(s) -
DORNEY ROBERT S.
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.tb03236.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , coccidia , biology , feces , protozoa , eimeria , zoology , genus , coccidiosis , parasite hosting , apicomplexa , veterinary medicine , botany , genetics , ecology , protozoal disease , malaria , medicine , world wide web , computer science , immunology
SYNOPSIS. Examination of feces obtained from wild‐trapped woodchucks, Marmota monax , near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, revealed three previously described species: Eimeria monacis, E. perforoides , and E. os. In addition I found a new coccidium, E. tuscarorensis n. sp., described in this paper. Structurally the new species resembles E. wisconsinensis and E. bilamellata. An unidentified polysporocystic coccidium, possibly the genus Klossia , was found in small numbers in one sample.