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

AL-QURAISHY, Saleh; ABDEL-BAKI, Abdel-Azeem S.; AL OTAIBI, Mamdooh S. A.

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Acta Protozoologica

2013 | 52 | 4 |

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

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Saleh AL-QURAISHY , Abdel-Azeem S. ABDEL-BAKI , Mamdooh S. A. AL OTAIBI

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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.

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

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Uniwersytet Jagielloński

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Acta Protozoologica

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2013

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2013

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08 - 09 - 2015

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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

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