Eimeria haematodi sp. n. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus, in Papua New Guinea.
Eimeria haematodi sp. n. is described from the rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus, in Papua New Guinea. Oocysts ovoid to slightly pyriform, and measured 24.7 to 40.0 by 20.8 to 35.0 micronm (32.3 by 27.6 micronm). Oocyst wall approximately 1.5 micronm thick and two-layered. Micropyle (5 to 7 micronm) and oocyst residuum (10 to 12 micron) present; polar granule absent. Sporocysts ellipsoidal, 12.0 to 17.0 by 7.9 to 9.8 micronm (13.3 by 8.4 micronm), with thin convex Stieda body, and granular sporocyst residuum (4.0 to 5.0 micronm). Thirteen out of 30 wild lorikeets (43.3%) were infected with E. haematodi.
D000818:Animals; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology; D009512:New Guinea; D010311:Parrots / Q000469:parasitology*; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000469:parasitology*