New species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 and Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the short-crested flycatcher Myiarchus ferox (Gmelin) (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) in South America

Syst Parasitol. 2009 Sep;74(1):75-80. doi: 10.1007/s11230-009-9197-3. Epub 2009 Jul 25.

Abstract

In the current study, two new coccidian species (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) obtained from short-crested flycatcher Myiarchus ferox (Gmelin) are reported from Brazil. Isospora feroxis n. sp. has oöcysts which are spheroidal to sub-spheroidal, 18.7 x 18.0 microm, with a smooth and bi-layered wall, c. 1.2 microm. The micropyle and oöcyst residuum are absent, but two polar granules are present. Its sporocysts are broadly ellipsoidal and 11.7 x 8.5 microm. Stieda and substieda bodies are present. A sporocyst residuum is present and the sporozoites have a refractile body and nucleus. Oöcysts of Eimeria sicki n. sp. are spheroidal to sub-spheroidal, 30.3 x 28.5 microm, with a smooth and bi-layered wall, c. 1.3 microm. The micropyle, oöcyst residuum and polar granule are absent. Its sporocysts are ellipsoidal, 18.4 x 10.0 microm. Stieda and substieda bodies are present. A sporocyst residuum is present and sporozoites have a refractile body and nucleus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Coccidiosis / veterinary*
  • Eimeria / classification*
  • Eimeria / cytology
  • Eimeria / isolation & purification*
  • Isospora / classification*
  • Isospora / cytology
  • Isospora / isolation & purification*
  • Isosporiasis / veterinary*
  • Microscopy / methods
  • Oocysts / cytology
  • Organelles / ultrastructure
  • Songbirds / parasitology*