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Eimeria turcicus N. Sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Mediterranean Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)
Author(s) -
UPTON STEVE J.,
McALLISTER CHRIS T.,
FREED PAUL S.
Publication year - 1988
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.1550-7408.1988.tb04069.x
Subject(s) - gekkonidae , eimeriidae , gecko , sauria , anatomy , biology , apicomplexa , eimeria , zoology , squamata , malaria , lizard , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , microbiology and biotechnology
.Eimeria turcicus n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is reported from the gall bladder of the Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus t. turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Houston Zoo, Texas, USA. Oocysts of this coccidian are elongate and cylindrical, 38.2 × 17.9 (35.2‐40.8 × 16.8‐20.0)μm, with a smooth, bilayered wall ∼ 1.6 μm thick; shape index 2.1 (1.9‐2.3). A polar granule is present, but a micropyle and oocyst residuum are absent. Sporocysts are ovoid, 11.0 × 8.8 (10.0‐12.0 × 8.0‐9.4) μm, with a smooth, thin wall and suture; shape index 1.3 (1.1‐1.4). Each sporocyst contains a residuum measuring 6.0 × 5.1 (4.8‐8.0 × 4.8‐6.4) μm, additional residual granules scattered among the sporozoites, and two sporozoites that are normally arranged head‐to‐tail within the sporocyst. Each sporozoite contains a single, ovoid, posterior refractile body and a central nucleus.