Eimeria onychomysis Levine et al. 1957

Thomas, Kaleb J. & Gardner, Scott L., 2015, Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) From Small Mammals Of The Southwestern Sandhills In Nebraska, Usa, Occasional Papers of the Museum 337, pp. 1-16 : 7

Eimeria onychomysis Levine et al. 1957

Host.— Onychomys leucogaster (Wied-Neuwid, 1841)

Description.—Oocyst wall smooth 1.1 (±0.1) thick. Sporulated oocysts 19.2–22.0 by 17.2–19.7, 20.1 (±0.6) by 16.5 (±0.9) and a length:width ratio of 1.2 (±0.05). Sporocysts 6.8–12.1 by 5.1–7.8, 9.8 (±1.4) by 7.0 (±0.6) and a length:width ratio of 1.1 (±0.05). See Figures 11 and 12.

Prevalence.—This species was found in two of 10 (20%) animals examined.

Specimens deposited.—NP1259 and NP1426.

Location.—Intestine. Oocysts obtained from fecal sample.

Locality.— Infected Northern Grasshopper Mice were trapped on two occasions: 30 July 2013 [ Ackley Valley , Haythorn Ranch , Arthur County, NE] (41°12′00″N, 101°26′06″W) and 23 July 2012 [2.4 km south of CPBS in the area known locally as the grama grass locality] (41°11′38″N, 101°38′56″W).

Figures

Figures 11 and 12. Photomicrographs of sporulated oocysts of Eimeria onychomysis recovered from the feces of Onychomys leucogaster.