Redescription of Eimeria gazella Musaev, 1970 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Arabian gazelle, Gazella gazella arabica (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in Saudi Arabia.
Eimeria gazella Musaev, 1970 is redescribed for the first time from the feces of 3 of 6 Arabian gazelles, Gazella gazella arabica from the Riyadh Zoo in Saudi Arabia. Oocyst measurements were similar to those reported previously from the goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa, in Kazakhstan (USSR). Except for our observation of many small polar granules, and Stieda body, oocyst morphology was identical to the original description of E. gazella.
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Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alyousif
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al Shawa
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D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D012529:Saudi Arabia