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Eimeria albertensis n.sp. and E. borealis n.sp. (Sporozoa: Eimeriidae) in Black Bears Ursus americanus from Alberta
Author(s) -
HAIR JAY D.,
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.tb04744.x
Subject(s) - ursus , eimeriidae , ovoid , eimeria , biology , zoology , anatomy , apicomplexa , geometry , population , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , demography , sociology , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS Eimeria albertensis n.sp. and E. borealis n.sp. are described from black bears Ursus americanus from Alberta, Canada. Oocysts of E. albertensis are ellipsoidal, 41.5 (36.5‐43.8) by 21.7 (19.0‐22.5) μ, double walled and have a distinct micropyle; sporocysts elongate‐ovoid, 14.7 (10.9‐18.7) by 7.7 (7.2‐10.9) μ. Oocysts of E. borealis are ellipsoidal to slightly concave, 30.2 (28.8‐32.8) by 14.8 (14.6‐15.8) μ, and double walled; micropyle indistinct; sporocysts ovoid, 10.1 (7.3‐11.5) by 6.1 (3.6‐7.3) μ.