A New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Endangered Pink Pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843) Cheke, 2005 (Columbiformes) in Mauritius

S.J. Ball; P. Daszak; K.R. Swinnerton; C.G. Jones; K.R. Snow

doi:10.3377/004.047.0203

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S.J. Ball,^1,* P. Daszak,² K.R. Swinnerton,³ C.G. Jones,³ K.R. Snow⁴

¹1School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, U
²2Ecohealth Alliance, 460 West 34th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001, U.S.A.
³3Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Black River, Mauritius, and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les
⁴4School of Health & Bioscience, University of East London, London, E15 4LZ, U.K.

^* Author for correspondence. E-mail: stanball@ongar.fsnet.co.uk

Abstract

A new species, Eimeria mauritiensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is reported from the pink pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Aves: Columbiformes) in Mauritius. Oocysts are sub-spherical 17.8 × 19.7 (16-19 × 1822) µm: Shape index (mean length/mean width) 1.1. A micropyle, oocyst residuum and polar granules are absent. Sporocysts are 6.6 × 12.0 (6-7 × 8-14) µm with Stieda and substieda bodies.

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S.J. Ball, P. Daszak, K.R. Swinnerton, C.G. Jones, and K.R. Snow "A New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Endangered Pink Pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843) Cheke, 2005 (Columbiformes) in Mauritius," African Zoology 47(2), 369-372, (1 October 2012). https://doi.org/10.3377/004.047.0203

Received: 5 July 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 October 2012

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