Eimeria lancasterensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in north-central Texas.
Eimeria lancasterensis Joseph, 1969, is reported for the first time from the feces of 10 of 11 (91%) eastern fox squirrels, Sciurus niger ludovicianus, in Dallas and Johnson counties, Texas. Oocyst measurements were similar to those reported previously from the eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis, in Massachusetts. Except for our observation of a substieda body, oocyst morphology was identical to the original description of E. lancasterensis.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216.
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D000818:Animals; D004539:Eimeria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D008297:Male; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D013781:Texas