Redescription and New Host Record of Eimeria serbica from the Caucasian Tree Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus, from Turkey

Authors

Lee Couch, University of New MexicoFollow
Atilla Arslan, Selcuk UniversityFollow
Donald W. Duszynski, University of New MexicoFollow

Date of this Version

2005

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (2005) 91(6): 1,399-1,400. Copyright 2005, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Fecal samples from 20 Caucasian tree squirrels, Sciurus anomalus (Gmelin, 1778) Güldenstaedt, 1785, were collected in Turkey during February and March, 2004, and all 20 were infected with a single species of coccidia, Eimeria serbica. Sporulated oocysts are ellipsoidal, 27.5 × 17.5 (21–34 × 15–20) with a length:width ratio (L/W) of 1.6 (1.4–1.8); they lack a micropyle and oocyst residuum, but 0–2 polar granules may be present. Sporocysts are ellipsoidal, 11.9 × 6.9 (10.5–14 × 6–7.5) with a L/W of 1.7 (1.5–2.1); a Stieda body and sporocyst residuum are present.