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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Huvudupphovsmän: 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
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Språk:English
Publicerad: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2018-04-01
Serie:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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