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Taxonomy and Review of the Coccidian Genus Cryptosporidium (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) 1
Author(s) -
LEVINE NORMAN D.
Publication year - 1984
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.1550-7408.1984.tb04296.x
Subject(s) - biology , cryptosporidium , protozoa , apicomplexa , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , parasite hosting , ecology , protozoal disease , feces , microbiology and biotechnology , malaria , world wide web , computer science , immunology
Reports of Cryptosporidium in various hosts and cross‐transmission experiments are reviewed. Cryptosporidium has been found in mammals (Primates, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, Lagomorpha, and Rodentia), birds, reptiles, and fish. The only cross‐transmission attempts that have been made have been from mammals to other mammals and to a few birds. Names have been given to 19 “species,” but it is concluded that only four of these should be considered valid at present. These are: C. muris Tyzzer, 1907 in mammals, C. meleagridis Slavin, 1955 in birds, C. crotali Triffit, 1925 in reptiles, and C. nasorum Hoover, Hoerr, Carlton, Hinsman & Ferguson, 1981 in fish.