Two new species of isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from geckoes of the genus Rhacodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) endemic to New Caledonia.
Coprological examination of New Caledonian geckoes of the genus Rhacodactylus Fitzinger, 1843 revealed two new species of coccidia. Isospora leachiani sp. n. from R. leachianus (Cuvier, 1829) has oval, colourless oocysts, measuring 21-26 x 16-18.5 microm. Sporocysts are ellipsoidal, 11-12.5 x 6.5-8 microm, with distinct Stieda and substieda bodies. Oocysts of Isospora sykorai sp. n. from R. ciliatus (Guichenot, 1866) are elongately oval to cylindrical, 20-23.5 x 11-14 microm; sporocysts of this species are ellipsoidal, 10-11.5 x 7-8 microm, with a slightly pointed end and Stieda and substieda bodies. Infected geckoes did not exhibit any alteration of their health status.
Modrý
David
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Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic. modryd@vfu.cz
Jirků
Miloslav
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Veselý
Milan
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D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007549:Isospora / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008857:Microscopy, Interference / Q000662:veterinary; D009510:New Caledonia; D033661:Oocysts / Q000648:ultrastructure