Eimeria Species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) From Arctic Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Parryii) and Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus) in Alaska and in Siberia, Russia

Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Infecting Cricetid Rodents from Alaska, U.S.A., and Northeastern Siberia, Russia, and Description of a New Eimeria Species from Myodes rutilus, the Northern Red-Backed Vole

“…Based on these efforts, Wilber et al (1998) decided to use the ''morphological species concept'' to revise and summarize the coccidia of the Marmotini, the largest tribe within the Sciuridae. Recently this approach also has been used by others (e.g., Seville et al, 2005).…”

Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) detected from the Anatolian ground squirrel, Spermophilus xanthophrymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Niğde province, Turkey

“…Eimeria morainensis was also reported from arctic ground squirrels, S. parryii in Alaska and Siberia (8), and from Anatolian ground squirrels, S. xanthophrymnus in Turkey (9). Eimeria pseudospermophili was recently described from Townsend's ground squirrels, S. townsendii in Idaho (10).…”

“…It has been reported from numerous host species and localities, including Richardson's ground squirrels, S. richardsonii from Alberta (6), Townsend's ground squirrels, S. townsendii from Idaho (10), Wyoming ground squirrel, S. elegans elegans from southern Wyoming (5), black prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus and white-tailed prairie dogs, C. leucurus from Wyoming (7). In addition, arctic ground squirrels, S. parryii have been infected with this coccidium in Alaska and Siberia (8). In Turkey, this species was identified from the faecal samples of 7 Anatolian ground squirrels from Niğde province (9).…”

Türkiye’de Anadolu Yer Sincaplarında (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) Bulunan Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) Türleri

“…These species were reported from different kinds of rodents including ground squirrels [2][3][4][5][6] . Seventeen named and two unnamed Eimeria species were reported from 18 species of ground squirrels (Spermophilus spp.)…”