Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Three-toed Box Turtles,Terrapene carolina triunguis(Reptilia: Testudines), from Arkansas and Oklahoma.
We collected 50 three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) from 9 counties of Arkansas and 4 counties of Oklahoma, and examined their feces for coccidial parasites. Nine of 24 (38%) turtles from Arkansas and 8 of 26 (31%) from Oklahoma were found to be passing oocysts ofEimeria ornata. This represents two new geographic distributional records for this coccidian. Measurements of individual isolates ofE. ornataas well as morphological characteristics are provided with comparison to its original description and to anotherTerrapenecoccidian,Eimeria carri. In addition, we noted an adelid pseudoparasite being passed by a singleT. c. triunguisfrom Oklahoma that likely represents a parasite of arthropods.
Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 74745.
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Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming-Casper, Casper, WY 82601.
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Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming-Casper, Casper, WY 82601.
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Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming-Casper, Casper, WY 82601.
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Life Sciences, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR 72712.
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9717 Wild Mountain Road, Sherwood, AR 72120.
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