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Eimeria montanaensis n. sp. and E. ernesti n. sp. (Protozoa, Eimeriidae) from the Rocky Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus *
Author(s) -
TODD KENNETH S.,
O'GARA BART W.
Publication year - 1968
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.1550-7408.1968.tb02219.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , eimeria , protozoa , biology , feces , zoology , host (biology) , apicomplexa , ecology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , protozoal disease , malaria , immunology
SYNOPSIS. Oocysts of Eimeria oreamni, E. montanaensis n. sp. and E. ernsti n. sp. were present in a fecal sample collected from a male Rocky Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus in Ravalli County, Montana. Oocysts of E. oreamni were nearly identical to those originally described from this host. Oocysts of E. montanaensis were 15‐23 by 13‐19 μ (mean 18.9 by 15.2 μ), with sporocysts 8‐12 by 4–7 μ(mean 9.9 by 5.2 μ). Oocysts of E. ernsti were 28‐37 by 19‐26 μ (mean 32.9 by 23.0 μ), with sporocysts 14‐20 by 6‐9 μ (mean 16.7 by 7.3 μ). A distinct micropyle and micropylar cap were present in E. ernsti.