Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting the Gall Bladder of the Tuberculated Gecko Bunopus tuberculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Saudi Arabia

• Authors: Saleh AL-QURAISHY , Abdel-Azeem S. ABDEL-BAKI , Mamdooh S. A. AL OTAIBI
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. is described from the gall bladder of the tuberculated gecko Bunopus tuberculatus in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of infection was 13.3% (2/15). Oocysts were ellipsoidal and measured 31 (30–33) × 21 (20–22) μm. Sporocysts were dizoic, elliptical in shape and measured 12 (11–13) × 7 (6–8) μm. The endogenous development was confined to the gall bladder epithelium. The hypertrophic parasitized biliary epithelium either remained in one layer or became stratified. Meronts, gamonts, and young oocysts were detected.

Keywords

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Coccidia, oocyst, Choleoeimeria, endogenous stages, Gekkonidae, Sauria

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Journal: Acta Protozoologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 4

Dates

published

2013

online

08 - 09 - 2015

Contributors

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Saleh AL-QURAISHY

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Abdel-Azeem S. ABDEL-BAKI

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Mamdooh S. A. AL OTAIBI