Eimeria melogale n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic;2. Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic;3. Brno Zoo and Environmental Education Centre, U Zoologické zahrady 46, 635 00 Brno-Bystrc, Czech Republic;4. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic;1. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Protistology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia;2. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia;1. Laboratory of Microbiota, College of Life Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China;2. Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;3. College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;4. Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China |
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| Abstract: | The Javan ferret-badger Melogale orientalis (Carnivora: Mustelidae: Helictidinae) is a small carnivore endemic to Indonesia. In the family Mustelidae, 10 Eimeria, 12 Cystoisopora, one Isospora, and one Hammondia species are known, but no eimeriid coccidia has been yet described in the subfamily Helictinidae (ferret badgers). Coproscopic examination of Javan ferret-badgers imported into the Czech Republic revealed the presence of coccidian oocysts. Sporulated oocysts differ from other Eimeria known in the family Mustelidae by their small size (12.4–16.1 × 10.4–13.4 μm) and ovoidal shape. Morphological data and phylogenetic analyses of 18S rRNA and COI genes indicated a new species of Eimeria found in faecal samples of Javan ferret badgers. The species is described as E. melogale n. sp. |
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| Keywords: | Coccidia Carnivora Mustelidae Phylogeny |
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