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Eimeria yukonensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the Arctic Ground Squirrel Spermophilus undulatus
Author(s) -
SAMPSON J. ROBERT
Publication year - 1969
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.1550-7408.1969.tb02230.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , ground squirrel , eimeria , protozoa , arctic , zoology , biology , ecology , apicomplexa , squirrel monkey , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , plasmodium falciparum , malaria , immunology
SYNOPSIS.Eimeria yukonensis sp. n. is described from the Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus undulatus. The sporulated oocysts are elongate‐ellipsoidal, averaging 24.5 by 13.3 μ. A micropyle is present but an oocyst residuum and polar body are absent. The ovoid sporocysts average 10.9 by 5.9 μ. The sporocyst residuum is ellipsoidal to spheroidal.