Isospora basileuterusi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the golden-crowned warbler Basileuterus culicivorus (Deppe) (Passeriformes: Parulidae) in South America

A new species of Isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow warbler, Setophaga petechia (L.) (Passeriformes: Parulidae: Parulinae), in Oklahoma, USA

“…Five species of Isospora have been previously described from parulid birds ( Berto et al., 2010 , 2014 ; Keeler et al., 2014 ; Salgado-Miranda et al., 2016 ; Mello et al., 2022 ) ( Table 1 ). None, however, have been reported from any member of the family in the USA.…”

“…To date, only five species (4.5%) have been reported to harbor isosporan coccidians. All of these coccidians have been previously described from birds collected in Mexico, Costa Rica, or Brazil ( Berto et al., 2010 , Berto et al., 2014 ; Keeler et al, 2014 ; Salgado-Miranda et al., 2016 ; Mello et al., 2022 ). Nothing, however, is known of the coccidian parasites of S. petechia .…”