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Eimeria lophortygis n. sp. and E. okanaganensis n. sp. (Sporozoa: Eimeriidae) from California Quail Lophortyx californicus in British Columbia *
Author(s) -
LIBURD EUGENE M.,
MAHRT JEROME L.
Publication year - 1970
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.1550-7408.1970.tb02384.x
Subject(s) - quail , coturnix coturnix , eimeriidae , biology , ovoid , eimeria , veterinary medicine , zoology , ecology , apicomplexa , medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , geometry , mathematics , malaria , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS.Eimeria lophortygis n. sp. and E. okanaganensis n. sp. are described from California quail Lophortyx californicus in British Columbia. Oocysts of E. lophortygis are subspherical to ovoid, 19–26 by 18–20.5 μ (mean, 22.5 by 18.7 μ); sporocysts ovoid, 13–14 by 6–8 μ (mean, 13.7 by 7.5 μ). Prepatent period 72 hours. Oocysts of E. okanaganensis are ovoid to ellipsoidal, 22.5‐30 by 17‐21 μ (mean, 26.3 by 19.8 μ); sporocysts ellipsoidal, 13‐18 by 6‐8 μ (mean, 14.0 by 6.5 μ). Prepatent period 104 hours. Cross‐transmission attempts with Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix and Leghorn chicks were unsuccessful.