A New Coccidium, Eimeria bandipurensis n. sp., from the Indian Palm Squirrel, Funumbulus palmarum |
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| Authors: | H N RAY D C BANIK A K MUKHERJEA |
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| Institution: | Department of Protozoology, School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta, India |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Eimeria bandipurensis n. sp., is described from the gut of an Indian palm squirrel, Funumbulus palmarum , obtained from a village, Bandipur, in West Bengal. Spherical and egg-shaped oocysts were encountered, the former averaging 17 μ in diameter and the latter 18 by 16 μ. Oocystic residuum was absent while the sporocystic residuum was represented by refractile globules. A Stieda body was present in the sporocyst. Sporozoites were banana-shaped with one end broader and the other pointed with a clear globule at each end. |
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