Isospora machadoae sp. nov. (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian species from white-necked thrushes Turdus albicolis (Passeriformes: Turdidae) of South America

Isospora machadoae sp. nov. (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian species from white-necked thrushes Turdus albicolis (Passeriformes: Turdidae) of South America

ABSTRACT A new coccidian species parasitizing white-necked thrushes Turdus albicollis Vieillot, 1818 is described from the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, in Southeastern Brazil. Isospora machadoae sp. nov. has oocysts that are sub-spherical, 22.2 × 21.2 µm, with bilayered wall, ~1.3 μm thick. Outer la...

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Main Authors: Irlane F. de Pinho, Lidiane M. da Silva, Mariana B. Rodrigues, Bruno do B. Lopes, Mariana S. Oliveira, Hermes R. Luz, Ildemar Ferreira, Carlos Wilson G. Lopes, Bruno P. Berto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2018-04-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Taxonomy
coccidia
oocysts
wild birds
Parque Nacional do Itatiaia
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