Eimeria palustris
Eimeria palustris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | SAR |
Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Eimeriidae |
Genus: | Eimeria |
Species: | E. palustris
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Binomial name | |
Eimeria palustris Barnard, Ernst, and Stevens, 1971
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Eimeria palustris is an apicomplexan parasite of the genus Eimeria that infects the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris). It was discovered in 1970 at Tuskegee National Forest, Macon County, Alabama. A different Eimeria, Eimeria kinsellai, has been found in Florida marsh rice rats. E. palustris differs from other Eimeria found in rice rats, such as Eimeria couesii, , , and E. kinsellai, in anatomical details. Its specific epithet refers to that of its type host, Oryzomys palustris.[1]
References[]
- ^ Barnard et al., 1971, p. 1294
Literature cited[]
- Barnard, W.P., Ernst, J.V. and Stevens, R.O. 1971. 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