title: Corrections in the names of rodent coccidia (Apicomplexa, Coccidiasina).
abstract: The following new taxonomic combinations are introduced for coccidia whose names were previously given erroneously: Dorisa bengalensis (Bandyopadhyay & Ray, 1982) n. comb. from the Indian palm squirrel Funambulus pennanti in India; Eimeria sicistae from the intestine of the birch mouse Sicista tianschanica in the USSR; E. hydrochaeri Carini, 1937 emend. from the capybara Hydrochaerus hydrochaerus in South America; Frenkelia sp. (Doby, Jeannes & Rault 1965) from the brain of the water vole Arvicola sapidus in Europe; Frenkelia sp. (Karstad, 1963) from the brain of the muskrat Ondatra zibethica in North America; Frenkelia sp. (Enemar, 1965) from the brain of the lemming Lemmus lemmus in Europe; Frenkelia sp. (Sebek, 1975) from the brain of the field mouse Apodemus flavicollis in Europe; and Sarcocystis sp. (Ryan, Wyand & Nielsen, 1982) from the skeletal muscles of the muskrat Ondatra zibethica in North America.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003044:Coccidia / Q000145:classification*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000145:classification; D009626:Terminology as Topic