A new Caryospora coccidian species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Abstract

It is posted here for your personal use. No further distribution is permitted. A new Caryospora coccidian species is described from the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae). Further molecular characterisation was conducted at two loci; the 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA (rRNA). 52At the 18S locus, the new species of Caryospora was most closely related to Besnoitia besnoiti (99.2% sim-53 ilarity) and Hammondia triffittae (98.8% similarity). Although, no 28S partial sequences from Caryospora 54 were available in GenBank, the highest similarity was with B. besnoiti (91.3%). Based on morphological 55 and molecular data, this coccidian parasite is a new species that to date has not been reported. The 56 new coccidian parasite is named Caryospora daceloe n. sp. after its host D. novaeguineae (the laughing 57 kookaburra).

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