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1 October 2012 A New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Northern Myotis, Myotis septentrionalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Oklahoma
Chris T. McAllister, R. Scott Seville, Zachary P. Roehrs
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Abstract

During September 2004, 4 adult northern myotis, Myotis septentrionalis, were collected from LeFlore County, Oklahoma (n  =  2), and Logan (n  =  1) and Yell (n  =  1) counties, Arkansas, and their feces examined for coccidian parasites. Three of 4 bats (75%) were passing oocysts of Eimeria spp. Oocysts of Eimeria tumlisoni n. sp. were subspherical, 17.6 × 16.8 (16–19 × 14–18) µm with a shape index of 1.0 (1.0–1.1). A micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, although 1–2 bilobed polar granules were often present. Sporocysts were ovoidal, 10.5 × 5.9 (9–12 × 5–7) µm with a shape index of 1.8 (1.6–2.0). A Stieda body was present, but substieda and parastieda bodies were absent. A sporocyst residuum was present consisting of compact to dispersed granules between the sporozoites. The sporozoites were elongate, with subspherical anterior refractile body and spherical posterior refractile body; a nucleus was not discernable. This is the second coccidian reported from this host and the first instance of a bat coccidian reported from Oklahoma. We also document a new geographic record for Eimeria catronensis in Oklahoma and provide an emended description.

American Society of Parasitologists
Chris T. McAllister, R. Scott Seville, and Zachary P. Roehrs "A New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Northern Myotis, Myotis septentrionalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Oklahoma," Journal of Parasitology 98(5), 1003-1005, (1 October 2012). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3119.1
Received: 21 February 2012; Accepted: 1 April 2012; Published: 1 October 2012
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