Two new coccidia (Apicomplexa:Eimeriidae) from the green peacock ( Pavo muticus) from Saudi Arabia

Two new species of Eimeria were found from faecal samples of ten green peacocks ( Pavo muticus) collected at Al-Kharj area, a central region of Saudi Arabia. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria mutica n.sp. are ellipsoidal 23.1×17.4 (22.4–25.0×16.7–18.9) μm, with a smooth bilayered wall. A micropyle and b...

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Published in:Parasitology international 1998-12, Vol.47 (4), p.301-306
Main Authors: Alyousif, Mohamed S, Al-Shawa, Yaser R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eimeria
Eimeria mutica
Pavo muticus
Peacock
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Two new species of Eimeria were found from faecal samples of ten green peacocks ( Pavo muticus) collected at Al-Kharj area, a central region of Saudi Arabia. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria mutica n.sp. are ellipsoidal 23.1×17.4 (22.4–25.0×16.7–18.9) μm, with a smooth bilayered wall. A micropyle and bilobed polar body are present, but without an oocyst residuum. The sporocyst is an elongated-ovoid 13.7×6.2 (12.0–14.2×5.4–6.7) μm, with a Stieda body and a residuum. Sporulated oocysts of E. kharjensis n.sp. are subspherical 20.3×17.7 (19.0–21.5×16.2–18.7) μm, with a two layered wall and a single polar body. The micropyle is covered by a dome-shaped cap and the sporocyst is an elongate-ovoid 12.7×6.3 (11.9–13.5×5.4–6.8) μm, with a Stieda body. The sporocyst residuum is present as several small granules.
ISSN:1383-5769
1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/S1383-5769(98)00034-8