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Eimeria dalli sp. n. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from Dall Sheep Ovis dalli
Author(s) -
CLARK GLEN W.,
COLWELL DAVID A.
Publication year - 1974
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.1550-7408.1974.tb03640.x
Subject(s) - ovis , eimeriidae , peninsula , ovis canadensis , protozoa , biology , anatomy , ecology , apicomplexa , medicine , population , botany , malaria , immunology , environmental health , plasmodium falciparum
SYNOPSIS Eimeria dalli sp. n. is described from fecal samples collected from Dall sheep, Ovis dalli , from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The oocysts are spherical or subspherical with mean dimensions of 43.7 × 37.4 μm. The outer oocyst wall is rough and irregular. No micropyle, micropylar cap or residuum was observed. Sporocysts were elongate ovoid with mean dimensions of 19.0 × 10.7 μm. Stieda bodies were not discernible.