title: A new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Alectoris barbara (Aves: Phasianidae) from the Canary Islands (Spain).
abstract: The present study was conducted with the objective of identifying the species of Eimeria present in a cynegetic farm. A new coccidian (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) species is described from Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara, from the Canary Islands. Experimental infections were carried out in order to determine the prepatent period, sporulation time, site of infection, and morphology of endogenous stages. One species is described as new. Eimeria barbarae n. sp. has ellipsoidal oocysts, 20.0 × 14.4 (16-23 × 13-16) μm, with a shape-index (SI) of 1.39. Sporocysts are almond-shaped, 9.0 × 5.4 (6.5-11 × 4.5-6) μm, SI = 1.56. The endogenous development takes place along the intestine. The present study showed that E. barbarae causes severe pathologies in A. barbara chickens, with impact on their health condition. Control strategies needs to be implemented to reduce the loss due to coccidiosis at studied farm.
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, s/n 38203, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Alvarez
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, AS CR, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.|Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.|CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Modry
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, s/n 38203, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain. pforonda@ull.es.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foronda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D033661:Oocysts / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain; D034101:Sporozoites / Q000648:ultrastructure
keywords: Alectoris barbara; Canary Island; Coccidia; Eimeria barbarae n. sp