Eimeria kinsellai
Eimeria kinsellai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | SAR |
Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Eimeriidae |
Genus: | Eimeria |
Species: | E. kinsellai
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Binomial name | |
Eimeria kinsellai Barnard, Ernst, and Roper, 1971
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Eimeria kinsellai is an apicomplexan parasite of the genus Eimeria that infects the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris). It was discovered in 1970 at Paynes Prairie, Alachua County, Florida.[1] A different Eimeria, Eimeria palustris, has been found in Alabama marsh rice rats.[2] E. kinsellai differs from other Eimeria found in rice rats, such as Eimeria couesii, , , and E. palustris, in anatomical details. It was named after parasitologist John M. Kinsella.[3]
References[]
Literature cited[]
- Barnard, W.P., Ernst, J.V. and Roper, R.A. 1971a. Eimeria kinsellai sp. n. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) in a marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris from Florida. Journal of Protozoology 18(3):546–547.
- Barnard, W.P., Ernst, J.V. and Stevens, R.O. 1971b. Eimeria palustris sp. n. and Isospora hammondi sp. n. (Coccidia: Eimeriidae) from the marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris (Harlan) (subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 57(6):1293–1296.
Categories:
- Conoidasida