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Coccidia from the Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum , in Northeastern Colorado and in Northern New Mexico
Author(s) -
DUSZYNSKI DONALD W.,
RIDDLE WAYNE A.,
ANDERSON DAVID R.,
MEAD ROBERT W.
Publication year - 1972
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.1550-7408.1972.tb03449.x
Subject(s) - eimeria , biology , tiger salamander , coccidia , anatomy , zoology , larva , botany , parasite hosting , microbiology and biotechnology , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Oocysts of Eimeria ambystomae Saxe, 1955, Eimeria microcapi sp. n., and Eimeria urodela sp. n. are described from the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum , collected in Colorado and New Mexico. The oocysts of E. ambystomae are ellipsoid, 29.8 × 17.3 (24–38 × 15–25) μm, and the sporocysts lanceolate, 22.6 × 5.4 (16–27 × 5–7) μm. Oocyst and sporocyst residua are present, but not a polar granule and a micropyle. The oocysts and sporocysts of E. microcapi are ellipsoid, measuring respectively 38.1 × 25.3 (35‐41 × 23‐26) μm and 18.1 × 7.4 (16‐19 × 6–8) μm. Oocyst and sporocyst residua, a micropyle (mean 3 μm), and a distinct micropyle cap (2 μm high) are present, but not a polar granule. The oocysts of E. urodela are spheroid, 22.2 (14‐26) μm, and the sporocysts lanceolate, 16.3 × 5.8 (12‐19 × 4‐7) μm. Oocyst and sporocyst residua are present, but a polar granule and a micropyle are absent.