Eimeria ahsata Honess from domestic sheep (ovis aries) in Italy.
Examination for coccidia of 20 domestic sheep (Ovis aries) from a farm in Rome Province revealed the following 5 species: Eimeria ahsata Honess, E. intricata Spiegl, E. ovina Levine & Ivens, E. ovinoidalis McDougald, and E. parva Kotlán, Mócsy & Vajda. Of these species, only E. ahsata was not previously reported in Italy. For this reason, a description of this coccidium and a statistical analysis of size differences between E. ahsata and E. ovina are given.
D000818:Animals; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology*