Eimeriidae
Sign in to saveEimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera: Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980 Caryospora Léger, 1904 Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 Diaspora Léger, 1898 Dorisa Levine, 1979 Eimeria Schneider, 1875 Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981 Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963 Isospora Schneider, 1881 Mantonella Vincent, 1936 Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942 Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904 Polysporella McQuistion, 1990 Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937 Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumMyzozoa
- ClassConoidasida
- OrderEucoccidiorida
- FamilyEimeriidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Eimeriidae
- Collections
- USNM, WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Ethiopia, Australia
Research
6,551 papers- The Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Legless Lizards (Squamata: Lacertoidea: Amphisbaenia) of the World.The Journal of parasitology · 2019
- Eimeria zuernii (Eimeriidae: Coccidia): mitochondrial genome and genetic diversity in the Chinese yak.Parasites & vectors · 2023
- A new species of Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in Ruppell's agama Agama rueppelli (Vaillant) (Sauria: Agamidae) from East Africa, with a review of this genus in agamid lizards.Systematic parasitology · 2009
- A NEW EIMERIA SPECIES (APICOMPLEXA: EIMERIIDAE) PARASITIZING COMMERCIAL CHUKAR PARTRIDGES (ALECTORIS CHUKAR) IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO.The Journal of parasitology · 2023
- Isospora and Lankesterella Parasites (Eimeriidae, Apicomplexa) of Passeriform Birds in Europe: Infection Rates, Phylogeny, and Pathogenicity.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- References
Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera: Acroeimeria Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 Alveocystis Bel'tenev, 1980 Caryospora Léger, 1904 Cyclospora Schneider, 1881 Diaspora Léger, 1898 Dorisa Levine, 1979 Eimeria Schneider, 1875 Epieimeria Dyková & Lom, 1981 Gousseffia Levine & Ivens, 1979 Hoarella Arcay de Peraza, 1963 Isospora Schneider, 1881 Mantonella Vincent, 1936 Octosporella Ray & Ragavachari, 1942 Pfeifferinella von Wasielewski, 1904 Polysporella McQuistion, 1990 Pythonella Ray & Das Gupta, 1937 Sivatoshella Ray & Sarkar, 1968
==Taxonomy== The biliary Eimeria-like coccidia of reptiles are classified into the genus Choleoeimeria and form a sister clade to the family Eimeriidae.
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