title: Eimeria gazani n. sp. (Apicomplexa:Eimeriidae) from the lizard, Scincus hemprichii (Sauria:Scincidae) in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Eimeria gazani n. sp. was described from the intestine of the lizard, Scincus hemprichii captured at Gazan, western region. Sporulated oocysts ovoidal 23.5 x 19.7 (20.8-25.0 x 19.0-21.2) micro m, with smooth brownish-green bilayered wall. Micropyle present, covered by a dome-shaped cap. Oocyst residu-um and polar granule are present. Sporocysts ellipsoidal, 10.8 x 6.9 (10.0-11.4 x 6.1-7.4) microm., with a prominent Stieda body. Sporocyst residuum present, sporozoites elongate, laying head to tail in sporocysts, each with large and small subspherical refractile globule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University P.O. Box 26213, Riyadh 11486, Saudi Arabia. myousif@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: Mohamed Saleh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alyousif
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al-Shawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000469:parasitology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D033661:Oocysts / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D012529:Saudi Arabia