Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) in Toluca, Mexico.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
; 22: 38-42, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
A new coccidian species, Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa Eimeriidae) collected from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789, is reported from Toluca city, Mexico. Sporulated oocysts of the new species are ovoidal, 17.5-19.6 × 14.1-14.8 (18.5 × 14.5) µm, with a length/width (L/W) ratio of 1.0-1.5 (1.25); micropyle present, robust and protruding, W 4.5-5.5, and polar body (1 or 2), L × W 2.5 (2-3), associated with the micropyle; oocyst residuum absent. Sporocysts are ovoidal, 10.1-11.2 × 6.4-7.1 (10.7 × 6.8) µm, with a length/width (L/W) ratio of 1.0-1.6 (1.3); Stieda and sub-Stieda bodies are both present, but para-Stieda body is absent; sporocyst residuum of diffuse granules. Sporozoites are vermiform, 9.6 × 2.4 µm. The new species is the seventh species of Eimeria recorded in Pelecaniformes and the third in Pelecanidae.
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Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
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