Eimeria yukonensis n. sp. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the Arctic Ground Squirrel Spermophilus undulatus

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of Protozoology
Main Author: SAMPSON, J. ROBERT
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1969
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic ground squirrel
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1969.tb02230.x
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Summary: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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