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A new Choleoeimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting the gall bladder of Scincus mitranus (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Saudi Arabia
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A new Choleoeimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting the gall bladder of Scincus mitranus (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al-Quraishy
The Journal of parasitology, Vol.97(6), pp.1125-1128
12/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2790.1
PMID: 21612416

Abstract

Animals Coccidiosis - parasitology Coccidiosis - veterinary Eimeriidae - classification Gallbladder - parasitology Gallbladder Diseases - parasitology Lizards - parasitology Oocysts - ultrastructure Saudi Arabia Spores, Protozoan - ultrastructure
Choleoeimeria mitranusensis n. sp. is described from the gall bladder of the lizard Scincus mitranus in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of the infection was 20% (6/30). Oocysts were ellipsoidal and measured 29 µm × 20 µm. Sporocysts were dizoic and elliptical in shape. The endogenous development was confined to the gall bladder epithelium. Meronts, gamonts, and young oocysts were detected.

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