title: Eimeria tenggilingi sp. n. from the scaly anteater Manis javanica Desmarest in Malaysia.
abstract: Eimeria tenggilingi is described from the pangolin or scaly anteater, Manis javanica, in Malaysia. The spheroid to subspheroid oocysts average 18.9 X 17.8 mum. The oocyst wall is composed of 3 layers, each approximately 0.6 mum thick. The 2 outer layers are striated and yellowish green. The inner layer is dark brown. One or 2 polar granules are present, but an oocyst residuum is absent. Ellipsoid sporocysts average 12.4 X 6.2 mum. A sporocyst residuum is present. This is the first Eimeria species reported from a host in the order Pholidota.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008296:Malaysia; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000469:parasitology*