Eimeria gozaishoensis n. sp. was found in the Formosan serow (Capricornis crispus swinhoei). The oocysts were ovoid, 29.41 ± 0.58 × 20.77 ± 0.41 μm with a bilayered wall. A micropyle and micropylar cap were observed, but a polar granule and oocyst residuum were absent. Sporocysts were ovoid, 11.78 ± 0.30 × 7.60 ± 0.31 μm, with sporocyst residuum and Stieda body. The new species differs from other known species of the genus by the morphology of oocysts and that domestic goats apparently could not be infected. The sporulation time was 6 to 7 days.
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1 April 1991
EIMERIA GOZAISHOENSIS N. SP. FROM THE FORMOSAN SEROW (CAPRICORNIS CRISPUS SWINHOEI)
Isamu Inoue,
Mari Imura

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 27 • No. 2
April 1991
Vol. 27 • No. 2
April 1991
Apicomplexa
Capricornis crispus swinhoei
Coccidia
Eimeria gozaishoensis
Formosan serow
new species description