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

• Published in: The Journal of Protozoology
• Main Authors: Levine, Norman D., Ivens, Virginia R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1987
• Subjects: Indian; Lemmus lemmus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1987.tb03194.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1550-7408.1987.tb03194.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1987.tb03194.x

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. (Šebek, 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.