Four new species of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Owen Stanley skinks, Papuascincus stanleyanus (Sauria: Scincidae), from Papua New Guinea

Title:

Four new species of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Owen Stanley skinks, Papuascincus stanleyanus (Sauria: Scincidae), from Papua New Guinea

Creator:

McAllister, Chris T., Duszynski, Donald W., Fisher, Robert N., and Austin, Christopher C.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:5d69fe7f-8d5c-4808-8a93-a536c821008b
uuid:5d69fe7f-8d5c-4808-8a93-a536c821008b
doi:10.14411/fp.2014.018

Subject:

Coccidia, Eimeria, taxonomy, oocysts, hosts, and Reptilia

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model:article and TEXT

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bez média and svazek

Description:

Between September and November 1991, 12 Owen Stanley skinks, Papuascincus stanleyanus (Booulenger) were collected from various localities on Papua New Guinea and examined for coccidians. Six (50%) were found to harbour four eimerians that we describe here as new. Oocysts of Eimeria burseyi sp. n. were elongate to ellipsoidal with a bilayered wall and measured (length × width, L × W) 36.0 × 24.0 µm, with a L/W ratio of 1.5. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria goldbergi sp. n. were ellipsoidal, with a bilayered wall, and measured 21.4 × 16.1 µm; L/W ratio was 1.3. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a single or fragmented polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria boulengeri sp. n. were spheroidal to slightly subspheroidal, with a thin, single-layered wall that readily collapses, and measured 16.0 µm, L/W ratio was 1.0. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but usually one (sometimes two) polar granule(s) were present. Oocysts of Eimeria niuginiensis sp. n. were oblong to tapered with a bilayered wall, and measured 20.0 × 13.1 µm; L/W ratio was 1.5. A micropyle, oocyst residuum and polar granule were absent. To our knowledge, these represent the only coccidians ever described from P. stanleyanus.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

195-200

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2014 Volume:61 | Number:3

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