title: Two new species of Eimeria Schneider 1875 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 (Rodentia: Muridae) from Jordan.
abstract: Coprological examination of 40 Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 from Jordan revealed oocysts of three species of genus Eimeria. Two species are described as new. Eimeria zuhairamri sp. n. has broadly ellipsoidal oocysts 29.6 (27.0-34.0) x 23.3 (22.0-25.0) mum with distinctly granulated wall and oocyst residuum. Endogenous development occurs in jejunum and ileum. Eimeria alorani sp. n. has oocysts 26.9 (23.0-29.0) x 19.3 (18.0-22.0) mum with smooth wall and absent residuum. Endogenous development is confined to the caecum. The third species, developing in jejunum, has oocysts morphologically indistinguishable from Eimeria uptoni. The identity of E. uptoni and the taxonomy of Eimeria of Apodemus are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 61242 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lada
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hůrková
authors.forename: Mohammad Abu
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Miloslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jirků
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Modrý
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007082:Ileum / Q000469:parasitology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000469:parasitology; D007597:Jordan; D051189:Murinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D033661:Oocysts / Q000166:cytology; D010784:Photomicrography; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*