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New Species of Eimeria (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from Malaysian Squirrels *
Author(s) -
COLLEY FREDRICK C.,
MULLIN STEVEN W.
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.tb03342.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , zoology , biology , ground squirrel , subfamily , eimeria , squirrel monkey , ecology , apicomplexa , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , malaria , gene , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS. In a survey of 520 squirrels of 19 species from Malaysia, 6 new species of Eimeria were found. Three are described from the subfamily Petauristinae: E. kylopetis n. sp. from the red‐cheeked flying squirrel Hylopetes spadiceus; E. aeromysis n. sp. from the large black flying squirrel Aeromys tephromelas; E. malayensis n. sp. from the spotted giant flying squirrel Petaurista elegans . Three are described from the subfamily Sciurinae: E. hippuri n. sp. from the horse‐tailed squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus ; and E. notati and E. pahangi n. spp. from the plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus .