Five new species of Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from colubrid snakes of Ecuador.
J Parasitol
; 87(5): 1077-81, 2001 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11695368
ABSTRACT
Fecal samples from 11 colubrid snakes, representing 10 species, collected in Ecuador during October 1994 were examined for coccidian parasites. Feces of 4 individuals, representing 4 host species, contained coccidian oocysts. Three species of Eimeria and 2 species of Isospora were observed and are described here as new. Oocysts of both Eimeria and Isospora were found in the feces of a slug-eating snake, Dipsas vermiculata. Sporulated oocysts of the Eimeria sp. are spheroid to subspheroid, 16.7 by 16.6 microm (14-18 by 14-18 microm) and those of the Isospora sp. are spheroid and 15.0 microm (13-18 microm) in diameter. Imantodes cenchoa, the common bluntheaded treesnake, was infected with a species of Eimeria. These sporulated oocysts are ellipsoid, 23.3 by 16.2 microm (25-21 by 15-17 microm). Sporulated eimerian oocysts from Leptodeira annulata, the southern cat-eyed snake, are subspheroid, 22.5 by 18.8 microm (19-26 by 17-21 microm). Feces of a juvenile Imantodes lentiferus, the bluntheaded vine snake, contained ovoid to ellipsoid isosporan oocysts, which measured 21.6 by 15.0 microm (20-23 by 14-16 microm) when sporulated.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Colubridae
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Eimeria
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Isospora
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos