TY - JOUR
TI - Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting the Gall Bladder of the Tuberculated Gecko Bunopus tuberculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Saudi Arabia
AU - Al-Quraishy, Saleh
AU - Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.
AU - Otaibi, Mamdooh S. A. AL
TI - Choleoeimeria bunopusi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting the Gall Bladder of the Tuberculated Gecko Bunopus tuberculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Saudi Arabia
AB - 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.
VL - 2013
IS - Volume 52, Issue 4
PY - 2014
SN - 0065-1583
C1 - 1689-0027
SP - 267
EP - 272
DO - 10.4467/16890027AP.13.024.1315
UR - 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
KW - Coccidia
KW - oocyst
KW - Choleoeimeria
KW - endogenous stages
KW - Gekkonidae
KW - Sauria