Eimeria yukonensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the Arctic Ground Squirrel Spermophilus undulatus |
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| Authors: | J ROBERT SAMPSON |
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| Institution: | Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01002 |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Eimeria yukonensis sp. n. is described from the Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus undulatus. The sporulated oocysts are elongate-ellipsoidal, averaging 24.5 by 13.3 μ. A micropyle is present but an oocyst residuum and polar body are absent. The ovoid sporocysts average 10.9 by 5.9 μ. The sporocyst residuum is ellipsoidal to spheroidal. |
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