Description of Eimeria motelo sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (Chelonia: Testudinidae), and replacement of Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa & Shaw, 1990 by Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov.

Description of Eimeria motelo sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (Chelonia: Testudinidae), and replacement of Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa & Shaw, 1990 by Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov.

Eimeria motelo sp. n. is described from faeces of the yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (L.). Oocysts are irregularly ellipsoidal or cylindrical, with slightly expressed lobed protrusions and irregularities at the poles, possibly caused by wrinkling of the oocyst wall, 17 (15-19) × 9.4...

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Main Authors: Hurková Lada, Modrý David, Koudela Bretislav, Slapeta Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Eimeria motelo sp. n.
Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov.
Geochelone denticulata
Peru
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600013

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