A New Species of Isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting the Baiuch Rock Gecko, Bunopus tuberculatus, in Saudi Arabia

Isospora bors n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is described from 6 of 30 (20%) Baiuch rock gecko Bunopus tuberculatus Blanford in Saudi Arabia. Sporulated oocysts are subspheroidal to spheroidal, 18 × 16 (17–20 × 15–17) μm, with a bilayered, smooth, yellow-orange wall, without striae or micropyle. P...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 2013-12, Vol.99 (6), p.1019-1023
Main Authors: Abdel-Baki, A. S, Al-Quraishy, S, Otaibi, M. S. A. Al, Duszynski, D. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Apicomplexa
cell nucleus
Cytoplasm
Eimeriidae
epithelial cells
Intestine, Small - parasitology
Isospora
Isospora - classification
Isospora - isolation & purification
Isospora - physiology
Isosporiasis - parasitology
Isosporiasis - veterinary
Lizards
Lizards - classification
Lizards - parasitology
New species
Oocysts
Oocysts - ultrastructure
Parasite hosts
Parasitism
Parasitology
Residuums
Rocks
Saudi Arabia
Small intestine
Spores, Protozoan - ultrastructure
SYSTEMATICS-PHYLOGENETICS
Zoology
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Summary:Isospora bors n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is described from 6 of 30 (20%) Baiuch rock gecko Bunopus tuberculatus Blanford in Saudi Arabia. Sporulated oocysts are subspheroidal to spheroidal, 18 × 16 (17–20 × 15–17) μm, with a bilayered, smooth, yellow-orange wall, without striae or micropyle. Polar body and oocyst residuum, both absent. Sporocysts are ovoidal, 10 × 7 (9–11 × 6–9) μm, with a Stieda body and sporocyst residuum. Endogenous stages developed in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells of the small intestine and above the host cell nucleus.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/13-265.1