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Two New Species of Coccidia: Eimeria triffitt n.sp. of The Eland (Orias canna), and Eimeria peruviana n.sp. of the Llama (Lama glama)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

W. L. Yakimoff
W. L. Yakimoff
Affiliation:
From the Laboratory of Parasitology, Veterinary School, Leningrad
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The faeces of five elands (Orias canna syn. Taurotragus oryx) from Ascania Nova (Ukraine) were examined after concentration by Darling's method. Coccidial oocysts were found in the faeces of one of the animals. The oocysts were 21–24μ in length and 15–19μ. in breadth, with an average size of 21·1×17·8 The largest measured 24×19μ and the smallest 21×15μ The shape-index was 1:0·71–0·85, with an average of 1:0·85.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1934 , pp. 510 - 511
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1934

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Triffitt, M. J. (1924). Note on an Eimeria n.sp. found in the faeces of an eland. J. Trop. Med. and Hygiene, 27, 223.Google Scholar