Identification and genetic characterization of a novel species of Choleoeimeria Schneider, 1875 from a captive‐bred bilby (Thylacomyidae; Macrotis lagotis) (Reid, 1837) in Western Australia
Belinda Brice,
Huimin Gao,
Bruno P. Berto
et al.
Abstract:A novel Eimeria sp. from a captive‐bred bilby (Macrotis lagotis Reid, 1837) has been identified in Western Australia. The bilby was bred at the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Perth, as part of the National Bilby Recovery Plan. Oocysts (n = 31) irregular blunt ellipsoidal, 17–18 × 11–12 (17.2 × 11.3); length/width (L/W) ratio 1.4–1.5 (1.5). Wall bi‐layered, 0.8–1.0 (0.9) thick, outer layer smooth, c.2/3 of total thickness. Micropyle barely discernible. Oocyst residuum is absent, but 2–3 small polar gra… Show more
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