Corrections in the Names of Rodent Coccidia (Apicomplexa, Coccidiasina)

ABSTRACT The following new taxonomic combinations are introduced for coccidia whose names were previously given erroneously Dorisa bengalensis (Bandyopadhyay & Ray, 1982) n. comb, from the Indian palm squirrel Funambulus pennanti in India; Eimeria sicistae from the intestine of the birch mouse S...

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Published in:The Journal of Protozoology
Main Authors: Levine, Norman D., Ivens, Virginia R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1987
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1987.tb03194.x
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Summary:ABSTRACT The following new taxonomic combinations are introduced for coccidia whose names were previously given erroneously Dorisa bengalensis (Bandyopadhyay & Ray, 1982) n. comb, from the Indian palm squirrel Funambulus pennanti in India; Eimeria sicistae from the intestine of the birch mouse Sicista tianschanica in the USSR; E. hydrochaeri Carini. 1937 emend, from the capybara Hydrochaerus hydrochaerus in South America; Frenkelia sp. (Doby, Jeannes & Rault, 1965) from the brain of the water vole Arvicola sapidus in Europe; Frenkelia sp. (Karstad, 1963) from the brain of the muskrat Ondatra zibethica in North America; Frenkelia sp (Enemar, 1965) from the brain of the lemming Lemmus lemmus in Europe; Frenkelia sp. (Ĺ ebek, 1975) from the brain of the field mouse Apodemus flavicollis in Europe; and Sarcocystis sp. (Ryan, Wyand & Nielsen, 1982) from the skeletal muscles of the muskrat Ondatra zibethica in North America.