%0 Journal Article
%T Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting the Gall Bladder of the Tuberculated Gecko Bunopus tuberculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Saudi Arabia
%A Al-Quraishy, Saleh
%A Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.
%A Otaibi, Mamdooh S. A. AL
%J Acta Protozoologica
%V 2013
%R 10.4467/16890027AP.13.024.1315
%N Volume 52, Issue 4
%P 267-272
%K Coccidia, oocyst, Choleoeimeria, endogenous stages, Gekkonidae, Sauria
%@ 0065-1583
%D 2014
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/acta-protozoologica/article/choleoeimeria-bunopusi-sp-n-apicomplexa-eimeriidae-infecting-the-gall-bladder-of-the-tuberculated-gecko-bunopus-tuberculatus-reptilia-gekkonidae-from-saudi-arabia
%X Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. is described from the gall bladder of the tuberculated gecko Bunopus tuberculatus in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of infection was 13.3% (2/15). Oocysts were ellipsoidal and measured 31 (30–33) × 21 (20–22) μm. Sporocysts were dizoic, elliptical in shape and measured 12 (11–13) × 7 (6–8) μm. The endogenous development was confined to the gall bladder epithelium. The hypertrophic parasitized biliary epithelium either remained in one layer or became stratified. Meronts, gamonts, and young oocysts were detected.