Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of podocnemis expansa (Schweigger) and geochelone denticulata (LINN.) from Amazonian Brazil (Reptilia: Chelonia)

Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of podocnemis expansa (Schweigger) and geochelone denticulata (LINN.) from Amazonian Brazil (Reptilia: Chelonia)

Eimeria lagunculata, Eimeria mammiformis and Eimeria podocnemis n. spp., are described from the faeces of the fresh-water turtle Podocnemis expansa, in Pará State, north Brasil. Oocysts of E. lagunculata are ellipsoidal, 19.2 x 12.8 (17.0-20.7 x 11.8-14.1) mum, shape-index (= length/ width) 1.5 (1.4...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ralph Lainson, Antonio Messias Costa, Jeffrey J. Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1990-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Apicomplexa
Eimeriidae
Eimeria lagunculata n. sp.
Eimeria mammiformis n. sp.
Eimeria podocnemis n. sp.
Eimeria carinii n. sp.
coccidia
oocysts
turtle
tortoise
Podocnemis
expansa
Geochelone denticulata
Reptilia
Chelonia
Brazil
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