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Eimeria macusaniensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the Alpaca Lama pacos
Author(s) -
GUERRERO CARLOS A.,
HERNANDEZ JOSE,
BAZALAR HERNANDO,
ALVA JOSE
Publication year - 1971
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.1550-7408.1971.tb03299.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , lama , eimeria , protozoa , biology , ovoid , zoology , anatomy , apicomplexa , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , immunology , geometry , malaria , copd , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS. A new species of coccidium, Eimeria macusaniensis n. sp., is described from the alpaca Lama pacos in Macusani, Peru. The oocysts are ovoid to piriform, 81–107 by 61–80 μ (mean 93.6 by 67.4 μ) with a micropylar cap and elongate ovoid sporocysts 33–40 by 16–20 μ (mean 36.3 by 18.3 μ).