Two new species of Isospora from Indonesian birds.
The following species are described from Indonesian birds: Isospora paddae n. sp. with oocysts 41.5-45.5 x 40.3-41.5 (44 +/- 1.15 x 41.2 +/- 0.38) and sporocysts 22.8-24.5 x 14.7-17 (24 +/- 0.55 x 16.2 +/- 0.81) from the Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, and Isospora indonesianensis n. sp. with oocysts 39.3-43.6 x 37-40.8 (41.8 +/- 1.3 x 39.6 +/- 1.25) and sporocysts 25.6-28.4 x 15.2-18.5 (27.1 +/- 1.05 x 16.8 +/- 1.22) from the chestnut Munia, Lonchura malacca (L). The host birds belong to the order Passerorida.
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Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007549:Isospora / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure