Coccidia of the World

The Coccidia of Cervidae
(deer)

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski¹, Steve J. Upton², and Lee Couch¹

¹Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
²Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Supported by NSF-PEET DEB 9521687

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Updated: 2 May 1999
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski)
or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)

Host genus Alces

Eimeria alces Arnastauskene, 1974

Host: Alces alces (Moose)

Reference: Arnastauskene 1971a, 1971b, 1974

Host genus Axis

Eimeria cervis Mandal & Choudhury, 1982

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)

Reference: Mandal & Choudhury 1982

Eimeria cheetali Bhatia, 1968

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)

Reference: Bhatia 1968

Eimeria parahi Pande, Bhatia, Chauhan & Garg, 1970

Host: Axis porcinus (Hog deer)

Reference: Pande et al. 1970

Eimeria sp. of Bhatia, 1968

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)

Reference: Bhatia 1968

Eimeria (?) sp. (Rastegaieff, 1930) Levine & Ivens, 1970

Synonym: Coccidium sp. of Rastegaieff, 1930

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)

Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria wassilewskyi Rastegaieff, 1930

Synonym: Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 lapsus

Synonym: Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 of Yakimoff & Sokoloff, 1935, lapsus, pro parte

Synonym: Eimeria wasielewskyi Rastegaieff, 1930 of Pellerdy, 1963, lapsus

non Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 of Yakimoff & Sokoloff, 1935 in

Cervus elaphus and Cervus hortulorum, lapsus

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)

References: Mandal & Nair 1974; Rastegaieff, 1930; Yakimoff & Sokoloff 1935

Host genus Capreolus

Eimeria capreoli Galli-Valerio, 1927

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

References: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Galli- Valerio 1927; Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990; Svanbaev 1979; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria catubrina Mantovani, Borrelli, & Ricci-Bitti, 1970

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971

Eimeria panda Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Poglayen et al. 1990; Supperer & Kutzer 1961; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria patavina Mantovani, Borrelli, & Ricci-Bitti, 1970

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971

Eimeria ponderosa Wetzel, 1942

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

References: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990; Svanbaev 1979; Vetyska 1980; Wetzel 1942

Eimeria rotunda Pellerdy 1955

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Salhoff, 1939

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990; Rysavy 1954; Salhoff 1939

Eimeria superba Pellerdy 1955

Synonym: Eimeria auburnensis Christensen & Porter, 1939 of Bohm & Supperer, 1956

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Bohm & Supperer 1956; Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria sp. of Boch & Lucke, 1961

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961

This may be a pseudoparasite.
Eimeria sp. of Golemansky, 1986

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Golemansky 1986

Isospora capreoli Svanbaev, 1958

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Svanbaev 1958

Isospora sp. of Golemansky, 1986

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Golemansky 1986

This appears to be an avian isosporan pseudoparasite.
Wenyonella markovi Grobov & Ven'Shun, 1963

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)

Reference: Grobov & Ven'Shun 1963

It is likely that this is a misidentification of an eimerian.

Host genus Cervus

Eimeria asymmetrica Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria austriaca Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Eimeria cervi Galli-Valerio, 1927

non Eimeria cervi Galli-Valerio, 1927 of Boch & Lucke, 1961
Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Galli-Valerio 1927

Eimeria elaphi Jansen & van Haaften, 1966

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowcz 1990; Jansen & van Haaften 1966

Eimeria gallivalerioi Rastegaieff, 1930

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria hegneri Rastegaieff, 1930

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria robusta Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria schoenbuchi Boch, 1963

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Boch 1963

Eimeria sordida Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowcz 1990; Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria sp. of Foreyt & Lagerquist, 1994

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994

Perhaps Eimeria austriaca.
Eimeria spp. of Honess, 1955

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Honess, 1955

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Honess 1955

Perhaps a mixture of Eimeria elaphi, and either E. asymmetrica, E. austriaca or E. cervi.
Eimeria wapiti Honess, 1955

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

References: Alderson 1951; Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994; Honess 1955

Unknown coccidian of Hrudka, Cawthorn, & Haigh, 1983

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)

Reference: Hrudka et al. 1983

Host genus Dama

Eimeria sp. of Rehbein, 1994

Synonym: Eimeria sordida Supperer & Kutzer, 1961 of Rehbein, 1994

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rehbein 1994

This species was successfully transmitted to Cervus elaphus. However, sporocysts are larger than those of Eimeria sordida.

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi Marotel, 1905 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria crandallis Honess, 1942 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria faurei Moussu & Marotel, 1901 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria intricata Spiegl, 1925 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria ninaekohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieva, 1930 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria parva Kotlan, Moczy, & Vajda, 1929 of Rysavy, 1954

Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)

Reference: Rysavy 1954

Host genus Muntiacus

Eimeria dawari Bhatia, Chauhan, Arora, & Agrawal, 1973

Host: Muntiacus muntijak (Barking deer)

Reference: Bhatia et al. 1973

Eimeria sardari Bhatia, Chauhan, Arora, & Agrawal, 1973

Host: Muntiacus muntijak (Barking deer)

Reference: Bhatia et al. 1973

Host genus Odocoileus

Eimeria ivensae Todd & O'Gara, 1970

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer)

Reference: Todd & O'Gara 1970

Eimeria madisonensis Anderson & Samuel, 1969

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)

References: Abbas & Post 1980; Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980

Eimeria mccordocki Honess, 1941

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)

References: Abbas 1979; Abbas & Post 1980; Abbas et al. 1983, 1987; Anderson & Samuel 1969; Conlogue & Foreyt 1984; Foreyt & Trainer 1980; Honess 1941; Jensen et al. 1982a, 1982b; Landram & Honess 1955; Samuel & Trainer 1971

Eimeria odocoilei Levine, Ivens, & Senger, 1967

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)

Reference: Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980; Levine et al. 1967

Eimeria spp. of Perez, Vivas, Acosta, and Pech, 1998

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)

Reference: Perez et al. 1998

Eimeria sundermannae Lindsay, Upton, and Hildreth, 1999

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)

Reference: Lindsay et al. 1999

Eimeria virginianus Anderson & Samuel, 1969

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)

Reference: Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980
Eimeria zajacae Lindsay, Upton, and Hildreth, 1999

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)

Reference: Lindsay et al. 1999

Isospora spp. of Perez, Vivas, Acosta, and Pech, 1998

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)

Reference: Perez et al. 1998

Probably pseudoparasites.

Host genus Rangifer

Eimeria arctica Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Spartansky, 1939

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1939
Eimeria mayeri Yakimoff, Sokoloff, and Matschoulsky, 1936

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936
Eimeria mühlensi Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Matschoulsky, 1936

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

Reference: Yakimoff et al.1939
Eimeria (?) polaris Yakimoff and Sokoloff 1935 nomen nudum

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

References: Yakimoff 1935; Yakimoff & Sokoloff 1935

Sporulated oocysts were never reported.
Eimeria tarandi Yakimoff, Sokoloff, and Matschoulsky, 1936

Synonym: E. tarandina
Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936
Isospora rangiferis Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Spartansky, 1937

Synonym: Isospora sp. of Yakimoff, Sokoloff, & Matschoulsky, 1936

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)

Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936, 1937

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Abbas, B., Post, G., and Marquardt, W.C. 1987. Merogony and gamogony of Eimeria mccordocki (Protozoa-Eimeriidae) in the mule deer, Odocoileus h. hemionus. Veterinary Parasitology 24: 1-5.
Alderson, L.E. 1951. Internal parasites of the elk in Wyoming. University of Wyoming Publications (Abstract) 16: 77-78.
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The Coccidia of Cervidae
(deer)

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski¹, Steve J. Upton², and Lee Couch¹

¹Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
²Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Updated: 2 May 1999
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski)
or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)

Host genus Alces

Host genus Axis

Host genus Capreolus

Host genus Cervus

Host genus Dama

Host genus Muntiacus

Host genus Odocoileus

Host genus Rangifer

References

The Coccidia of Cervidae(deer)

Compiled by Donald W. Duszynski1, Steve J. Upton2, and Lee Couch1 1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico 2Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Updated: 2 May 1999 Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski) or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)