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Turner, Wendy C.
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Penzhorn, Barend Louis
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Getz, Wayne Marcus
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-09-22T05:56:46Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-09-22T05:56:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.description |
This research was conducted as part of a Ph.D. dissertation
at the University of California, Berkeley. |
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dc.description.abstract |
We document morphological descriptions for 3 newly described Eimeria spp. that infect springbok (Antidorcas
marsupialis). Eimeria antidorcasi n. sp. oocysts are ovoid, with average size (n 5 346) 26.2 6 18.8 (19.2–33.5 6 13.1–
26.5) mm, a length/width ratio of 1.4 (1.2–2.0), a micropyle, and a polar granule sometimes present. Sporocysts are ovoid
(n 5 336), 11.3 6 7.3 (6.0–14.6 6 5.2–9.8) mm, with a length/width ratio of 1.5 (1.1–2.0), a Stieda body, a prominent,
ovoid sporocyst residuum, and one refractile body per sporozoite. Eimeria versfeldi n. sp. oocysts are ellipsoid (n 5 136),
38.9 6 26.6 (27.8–48.2 6 21.2–31.0) mm, with a length/width ratio of 1.5 (1.2–2.0), a micropyle cap with submicropylar
material, and 2–4 polar granules. Sporocysts are elongate-ovoid (n 5 132), 18.3 6 9.2 (13.2–22.8 6 6.8–
11.2) mm, with a length/width ratio of 2.0 (1.3–2.5), a Stieda body, a small sporocyst residuum present, and an evident
nucleus and two refractile bodies per sporozoite. Eimeria gasawayi n. sp. oocysts are subspheroid (n 5 87), 14.8 6 13.6
(11.5–20.0 6 11.1–18.2) mm, with a length/width ratio of 1.1 (1.0–1.2), and no micropyle. Sporocysts are elongate-ovoid
(n 5 82), 9.0 6 4.6 (5.5–12.5 6 3.6–6.4) mm, with a length/width ratio of 2.0 (1.3–2.4), a small Stieda body, and an
irregularly shaped sporocyst residuum present. These are the first Eimeria spp. described from springbok. |
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dc.description.department |
Veterinary Tropical Diseases |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
A Fulbright fellowship, Andrew and Mary
Thompson Rocca Scholarships, the Professor Earl Storie
Memorial Scholarship, the G. Fitzgarrald Martin Scholarship,
and a grant from the Department of Environmental
Science, Policy and Management to W.C.T., and
National Institutes of Health grant GM83863 to W.M.G. |
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http://www.bioone.org/loi/copa |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Turner, W.C,. Penzhorn, B.L. & Getz, W.M. 2016, 'Description of 3 new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia', Comparative Parasitology, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 202-211. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1525-2647 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1938-2952 (online) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56782 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Helminthological Society of Washington |
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dc.rights |
Helminthological Society of Washington |
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dc.subject |
Antidorcas marsupialis |
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Antilopini |
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Bovidae |
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Coccidia |
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Eimeria sp. |
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dc.subject |
Eimeriidae |
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Etosha National Park |
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dc.subject |
Namibia |
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Springbok |
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dc.subject |
Taxonomy |
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dc.title |
Description of 3 new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia |
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dc.type |
Article |
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