The Coccidia of Bovidae
(cattle, bison, goats, sheep)

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: 23 April 2001
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski)
or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton) 


INCOMPLETE LIST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

 

Eimeria absheronae Musaev 1970 emend. Musaev & Mamedova 1981 

Synonym: Eimeria apsheronica Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria aemula Yakimoff 1931

Synonym: Eimeria faurei [Moussu & Marotel 1902] Martin 1909

Hosts: Capra hircus, C. ibex

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Eimeria africiensis Musaev & Mamedova 1981

Host: Capra hircus

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Eimeria ahsata Honess 1942

Hosts: Ovis c. canadensis, O. aries, O. musimon

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Eimeria alabamensis Christensen 1941

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria alijevi Musaev 1970

Synonym:  Eimeria galuozoi Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 in part

Synonym: Eimeria kandilovi Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria parva Kotlán, Mócsy & Vajda 1929

Hosts:  Capra hircus, C. ibex, C. sibirca

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Eimeria alpina Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Host: Rupicapra rupicapra

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Eimeria ammonis Musaev 1920

Synonym:  Eimeria faurei [Moussu & Marotel 1902] Martin 1909 of Svanbaev [1958]

Host: Ovis ammon

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Eimeria ankarensis Sayin 1969

Host: Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria antilocervi Ray & Mandal emend. Levine & Ivens 1970

Synonym: Eimeria antelocervi Ray & Mandal 1960

Host: Antilope cervicapra

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Eimeria arkhari Yakimov & Matschoulsky 1937

Hosts: Ovis ammon polii, O. polii sewerzowi, O. vignei

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Eimeria arloingi (Marotel 1905) Martin 1909

Synonym: Coccidium arloingi Marotel 1905

Synonym: Coccidium caprae Jaeger 1921

Synonym: Eimeria ahsata Honess 1942 of Chevalier [1942]

Synonym: Eimeria hawkinsi Ray 1952

Synonym: Eimeria crandallis Honess 1942 of Chevalier [1966]

Synonym: Eimeria faurei [Moussu & Marotel 1902] of Tsygankov, Paichuk & Balbaeva [1963])

Hosts: Capra hircus, C. aegagrus, C. falconeri, C. ibex, C. sibirica

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Eimeria auburnensis Christensen & Porter 1939

Synonym: Eimeria ildefonsoi Torres & Ramos 1939

Synonym: Eimeria khurodensis Rao & Hiregaudar 1954

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria babaevi Svanbaev 1979

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 of Svanbaev [1958]

Host: Capra sibirica

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Eimeria bareillyi Gill, Chhabra & Lala 1963

Synonym: Eimeria bubalis Abdussalam & Rauf 1956 of Yasin & Abdussalam [1958]

Host: Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria bombayansis Rao & Hiregaudar 1954

Host: Bos indicus

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Eimeria bovis (Züblin 1908) Fiebiger 1912

Synonym: Coccidium bovis Züblin 1908

Synonym: Eimeria canadensis Bruce 1921 in part

Synonym: Eimeria smithi Yakimoff & Galouzo 1927

Synonym: Eimeria [Globidium] bovis [Züblin 1908] Reichenow 1953

Synonym: Eimeria aareyi Rao & Bhatavdekar 1959

Synonym: Globidium fusiformis [?] Hassan 1935

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, B. gaurus, Bubalus bubalus, Bison bonasus, B. bison, Bibos banteng

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Eimeria brasiliensis Torres & Ramos 1939

Synonym: Eimeria helenae Donciu 1961

Synonym: Eimeria boehmi Supperer 1952

Synonym: Eimeria orlovi Basanova 1952

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bubalus bubalus

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Eimeria bukidnonensis Tubangui 1931

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bubalus bubalus, Bibos banteng

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Eimeria cagandzeeri Sugár 1983

Host: Procapra gutturosa

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Eimeria canadensis Bruce 1921

Synonym: Eimeria zurnabadensis Yakimoff 1931

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bison bonasus, Bubalus bubalus, Bibos banteng

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Eimeria canna Triffitt 1927

Host: Taurotragus oryx

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Eimeria caprovina Lima 1980

Host: Capra hircus

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Eimeria cephalophi Pampiglione, Ricci-Bitti & Kabla 1973

Host: Cephalophus monticola

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Eimeria chausinghi Pande et al. 1970

Host: Tetracerus quadricornis

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Eimeria chinkari Pande et al. 1970

Host: Gazella gazella

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Eimeria christenseni Levine, Ivens & Fritz 1962

Synonym: Eimeria tirupatiensis Sivanarayana & Venkataratnam 1969

Synonym: Eimeria. tuniensis Musaev & Mamedova 1981

Host: Capra hircus

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Eimeria congolensis Ricci-Bitti, Pampiglione & Kabala 1973

Host: Kobus defassa

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Eimeria connochaetei Levine & Ivens 1970

Synonym: Eimeria ellipsoidalis Becker & Frye 1929 of Prasad [1960]

Host: Connochaetes taurinus

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Eimeria crandallis Honess 1942

Hosts: Ovis canadensis, O. aries, O. musimon, O. ammon

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Eimeria cylindrica Wilson 1931

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus, Bubalus bubalus

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Eimeria dalli Clark & Colwell 1974

Host: Ovis dalli

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Eimeria danielle Dida 1970

Host: Ovis aries

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Eimeria dathei Tscherner 1976

Host: Kobus ellipsiprymnus

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Eimeria dorcadis Mantovani 1966

Host: Gazella dorcas

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Eimeria elegans Yakimoff, Gousseff & Rastegaieff 19323

Host: Gazella subgutturosa

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Eimeria ellipsoidalis Becker & Frye 1929

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus

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Eimeria ernsti Todd & O'Gara 1968

Host: Oreamnos americanus

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Eimeria faurei (Moussu & Marotel 1902) Martin 1909

Synonym: Coccidium faurei Moussu & Marotel 1902

Synonym: Coccidium ovis Jaeger 1921; E. aemula Yakimoff 1931 in part

Synonym: Eimeria abenovi Svanbaev 1979

Hosts:  Ovis aries, O. canadensis, O. ammon polii, O. a. sewerzewi, O. musimon, O. orientalis, Ammotragus lervia

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Eimeria gazella Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 of Svanbaev [1958]

Host: Gazella subgutturosa

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Eimeria gilruthi (Chatton 1910) Reichenow & Carini 1937

Synonym: Gastrocystis gilruthi Chatton 1910

Synonym: Globifium gilruthi [Chatton 1910] Nöller 1920

Hosts: Ovis aries, Capra hircus, C. sibirica, Pseudos nahoor

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Eimeria gokaki Rao & Bhatavdekar 1959

Host: Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria gonzalezi Bazalar & Guerrero 1970

Synonym: Eimeria sp. Patyk 1965

Host: Ovis aries

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Eimeria gorgonis Prasad 1960

Host: Connochaetes taurinus

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Eimeria granulosa Christensgraptemydos Wacha & Christiansen 1976

Hosts: Ovis aries, O. Canadensis

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Eimeria hirci Chevalier 1966

Host: Capra hircus

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Eimeria ibicis Columbo 1958

Host: Capra i. Ibex

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Eimeria illinoisensis Levine & Ivens 1967

Host: Bos Taurus

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Eimeria impalae Prasad & Narayan 1963

Host: Aepyceros melampus

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Eimeria intricata Spiegl 1925

Hosts: Ovis aries, O. canadensis, O. musimon

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Eimeria ismailovi Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 of Svanbaev [1958])

Host: Saiga tatarica

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Eimeria iturina Pampiglione, Ricci-Bitti & Kabala 1973

Host: Cephalophus monticola

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Eimeria jolchijevi Musaev 1970

Host: Capra hircus

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Eimeria katangensis Ricci-Bitti, Pampiglione & Kabala 1973

Host: Kobus defassa

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Eimeria kobi Ricci-Bitti, Pampiglione & Kabala 1973

Host: Kobus defassa

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Eimeria kocharii Cardoso & DeOliveira 1993

Hosts: Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Capra hircus, C. ibex, C. sibirica

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Eimeria kosti Elibihari & Hussein 1974

Host: "cow"

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Eimeria macieli Yakimoff & Matchulski 1938

Host: Kobus ellipsiprymnus

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Eimeria manafovae Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria elegans Yakimoff, Gousseff & Rastegaieff 1933 of Svanbaev [1956]

Host: Saiga tatarica

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Eimeria marsica Restani 1971

Host: Ovis aries

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Eimeria montanaensis Todd & O'Gara 1968

Host: Oreamnos americanus

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Eimeria moschati Duszynski, Samuel & Gray 1977

Host: Ovibos moschatus

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Eimeria mrigai Pande et al. 1972

Host: Antilope cervicapra

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Eimeria mundaragi Hiregaudar 1956

Host: Bos indicus

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Eimeria nazijrovi Svanbaev 1979

Synonym: Eimeria intricata Spiegl 1925 of Svanbaev [1969]

Host: Capra sibirica

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Eimeria neitzi McCulley et al. 1970

Host: Aepyceros melampus

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Eimeria nilgai Pande et al. 1970

Host: Boselaphus tragocamelus

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Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 emend. Levine 1961

Synonym: Eimeria galouzoi Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 in part

Synonym: Eimeria nina-kohl-yakimovi Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930

Synonym: Eimeria ninaekohlyakimovae Balozet 1932 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria nina Bjelica 1964 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria ninaekohljakimovi Svanbaev 1967 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohljakimovae Glebezdin 1975 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohljakimovi Golemansky & Yuzev 1977 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria ninacohlyakimovi Shaglaeva 1979 lapsus calami

Synonym: Eimeria nikolyakimovae Ahsraf & Neporte 1990 lapsus calami

Hosts: Capra hircus, C. ibex

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Eimeria oomingmakensis Duszynski, Samuel & Gray 1977

Host: Ovibos moschatus

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Eimeria oreamni Shah & Levine 1964

Host: Oreamnos americanus

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Eimeria ovibovis Duszynski, Samuel & Gray 1977

Host: Ovibos moschatus

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Eimeria ovina Krylov 1961 emend.

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi forma ovina Krylov 1961

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi auctores from sheep

Synonym: Eimeria bakuensis Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria hawkinsi Ray 1952 in part

Synonym: Eimeria ovina evine & Ivens 1970

Hosts: Ovis aries, O. canadensis, O. ammon, O. musimon

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Eimeria ovinoidalis McDougald 1979

Synonym: Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930

Hosts: Ovis aries, O. canadensis, O. musimon

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Eimeria ovoidalis Ray & Mandal 1961

Host: Bubalus bubalis

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Eimeria pallida Christensen 1938

Hosts: Ovis aries, Capra hircus, C. ibex

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Eimeria parva Kotlán, Mócsy & Vajda 1929

Synonym: Eimeria nana Yakimoff 1933

Synonym: Eimeria galouzoi Yakimoff & Rastegaieff 1930 in part

Hosts: Ovis aries, O. orientalis, O. ammon, O. musimon, O. Canadensis

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Eimeria pellita Supperer 1952

Hosts: Bos taurus, B. indicus

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Eimeria punctata Landers 1952

Synonym: Eimeria honessi Landers 1952

Hosts: Ovis aries, Capra hircus

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Eimeria rachmatullinae Svanbaev 1979

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi [Marotel 1905] Martin 1909 of Svanbaev [1969]

Host: Ovis ammon

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Eimeria riedmülleri Yakimoff & Matschoulsky 1940

Synonym: Eimeria riedmuelleri Boch & Lucke 1961

Host: Rupicapra rupicapra

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Eimeria rupicaprae Galli-Valerio 1923

Host: Rupicapra rupicapra

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Eimeria saiga Svanbaev 1958

Host: Rupicapra rupicapra

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Eimeria sajanica Matschoulsky 1947

Host: Saiga tatarica

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Eimeria subspherica Christensen 1941

Synonym: Eimeria subsfericalis Casorso & Zaraza 1963

Host: Bos Taurus

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Eimeria talboti Prasad & Narayan 1963

Host: Alcelaphus coki

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Eimeria tatarica Musaev 1970

Synonym: Eimeria faurei (Moussu & Marotel 1902) Martin 1909 of Svanbaev [1958]

Host: Saiga tataroca

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Eimeria tekenovi Svanbaev 1979

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi [Marotel 1905] Martin 1909 of Svanbaev [1969]

Host: Saiga tatarica

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Eimeria thianethi Gwéléssiany 1935

Hosts: Bubalus Bubalis, Bos taurus, B. indicus

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Eimeria tragocamelis Bhatia

Host: Boselaphus tragocamelus

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Eimeria triffittae Yakimoff 1934 emend. Levine & Ivens 1970

Synonym: Eiemria triffit Yakimoff 1934

Host: Taurotragus oryx

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Eimeria turnbulli Pampiglione, Ricc-Bitti & Kabala 1973

Host: Cephalophus dorsalis

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Eimeria walleri Prasad 1960

Host: Lithocranius walleri

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Eimeria wyomingensis Huizinga & Winger 1942

Host: Bos Taurus

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Eimeria yakimoffmatschoulskyi Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi Marotel 1905 of Yakimoff & Matschoulsky [1940] in part

Synonym: Eimeria böhmi Supperer 1952 of Böhm & Supperer [1956]

Host: Rupicapra rupicapra

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Eimeria yakimovi Rastegaieff 1929

Host: Boselaphus tragocamelus

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Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta 1878) Martin 1909

Synonym: Cytospermium zurnii Rivolta 1878

Synonym: Coccidium zürni [Rivolta 1878] Railliet & Lucet 1891

Synonym: Eimeria bovis [Züblin 1908] Fiebiger 1912 in part

Synonym: Eimeria canadensis Bruce 1921 in part

Synonym: Eimeria zuerni [Rivolta 1878] Martin 1909 of Pellérdy [1965]

Hosts: Bos Taurus, Bos indicus, Bubalus bubalis

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