Eimeria hispidensis Ford et al. 1990

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 hispidensis Ford et al. 1990

Host.— Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird, 1858)

Description.—Oocyst wall smooth and 1.1 (±0.1) thick. Sporulated oocysts 19.4–22.1 by 17.2–19.7, 20.8 (±0.9) by 18.1 (±0.9) and a length:width ratio of 1.1 (±0.1). Sporocysts 7.8–9.8 by 6.5–7.6, 9.3 (±0.7) by 7.1 (±0.4) and a length:width ratio of 1.1 (±0.1). See Figures 9 and 10.

Prevalence.—This species was found in one of 11 (9%) animals examined.

Specimens deposited.—NP1272.

Location.—Intestine. Oocysts obtained from fecal sample.

Locality.— The infected Hispid Pocket Mouse was trapped on 25 July 2012 [2.4 km south of Cedar Point Biological Station in the area known locally as grama grass locality] (41°11′38″N, 101°38′56″W).

Figures

Figures 9 and 10. Photomicrographs of sporulated oocysts of Eimeria hispidensis recovered from the feces of Chaetodipus hispidis.