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Eimeria tahamensis N. Sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Arabian Quail ( Coturnix delegorguei arabica ) 1
Author(s) -
Amoudi Mikky A.
Publication year - 1987
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.1550-7408.1987.tb03214.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , quail , eimeria , residuum , biology , apicomplexa , anatomy , zoology , geology , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , geomorphology , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
Eimeria tahamensis n. sp. is described from the harlequin quail ( Coturnix delegorguei arabica ) from Tahama, Saudi Arabia. The sporulated oocysts of E. tahamensis n. sp. are ellipsoid, 36.5–42 × 25.5–29 (41.2 ± 1.34 × 28.4 ± 0.81) μm, with a thick two‐layered wall and one polar granule but without a micropyle or an oocyst residuum. The sporocysts are ovoid, 14–16 × 9–11.5 (15.3 ± 0.7 × 10.8 ± 0.64) μm, with a knob‐like Stieda body and sporocyst residuum, but without a substiedal body. The sporozoites are often located transversely at the two ends of the sporocysts. The host bird belongs to the order Galliformes.