Three new species of Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the double-collared seed eater, Sporophila caerulescens (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), from Eastern Brazil

Three new species of Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the double-collared seed eater, Sporophila caerulescens (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), from Eastern Brazil

Three isosporan species are described from the double-collared seedeater, Sporophila caerulescens from Eastern Brazil. Isospora sporophilae n. sp. oocysts spherical to subspherical; oocyst wall bi-layered, smooth, inner layer colorless to pale yellowish, 21.6 × 20.9 (19.20-23.20 × 18.40-22.60) µm, s...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto de Carvalho Filho, Gisele Santos de Meireles, Carlos Torres Ribeiro, Carlos Wilson Gomes Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Isospora sporophilae sp. n.
Isospora flausinoi sp. n.
Isospora teixeirafilhoi sp. n.
Sporophila caerulescens
double-collared seedeater
Brazil
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