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Eimeria sinaitae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Rock Agama ( Agama sinaita ) in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
KASIM AHMED A.,
SHAWA YASER R.
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.tb04114.x
Subject(s) - eimeriidae , eimeria , apicomplexa , sauria , zoology , biology , lizard , microbiology and biotechnology , protozoal disease , malaria , immunology
Eimeria sinaitae n. sp. is described from the gall bladder of Agama sinaita from Wasie, Saudi Arabia. Sporulated oocysts are elongate‐ellipsoid 34.4 times 22.0 (29.0–40.0 times 17.4–24.5) μm. Oocyst wall is smooth, greenish yellow, 1.2 (1.0–1.4) μm thick, and two‐layered. Micropyle, polar granule, and oocyst residuum are absent. Sporocysts are ellipsoid 11.4 times 7.6 (9.8–15.0 times 6.7–9.0) μm. Sporocyst residuum is present. The sporocysts lack a Stieda body. Sporozoites are crescent‐shaped, blunt at one end and tapered at the other. Eimeria species from Agamidae are compared.