The Coccidia of Miscellaneous Artiodactyla
(antelope, hippos, peccaries, etc.)

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)


Antilocapridae

Eimeria antilocaprae Huizinga, 1942 emened Levine & Ivens, 1970

Synonym: Eimeria antelocaprae Huizinga, 1942
Host: Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn)
Reference: Huizinga 1942

Eimeria sp. of Todd, Hammond, & O'Gara, 1967

Host: Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn)
Reference: Todd et al. 1967
This may be a pseudoparasite.


Hippopotamidae

Unknown coccidian of Cowan, Thurlbeck, & Laws, 1967

Synonym:Eimeria sp. of Kuttin, Loupal, Kohler, & Supperer, 1982
Host: Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus)
References: Cowan et al. 1967; Kuttin et al. 1982a, 1982b; McCully et al. 1967
Meronts, gametes, and small unsporulated oocysts may occur in the biliary epithelium,
uterus, and placenta. Sporulated oocysts have not been reported.

Isospora sp. of Agrawal, Ahluwalia, Bhatia, & Chauhan, 1981, nomen nudum

Host: Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus)
Reference: Agrawal et al. 1981
This may be a pseudoparasite; oocyst measurements were not reported.


Tayassuidae

Eimeria chaparralensis Wilber, Hellgren, & Gabor, 1996

Host: Tayassu tajacu (Collared peccary)
Reference: Wilber et al. 1996

Eimeria dicotylensis Wilber, Hellgren, & Gabor, 1996

Host: Tayassu tajacu (Collared peccary)
Reference: Wilber et al. 1996

Eimeria pecari Wilber, Hellgren, & Gabor, 1996

Host: Tayassu tajacu (Collared peccary)
Reference: Wilber et al. 1996

Eimeria sp. of Wilber, Hellgren, & Gabor, 1996

Host: Tayassu tajacu (Collared peccary)
Reference: Wilber et al. 1996
This is probably a pseudoparasite.


Tragulidae

Eimeria kanchili Mullin & Colley, 1971

Host: Tragulus javanicus (Lesser mouse-deer)
Reference: Mullin & Colley 1971

Eimeria pelandoki Mullin & Colley, 1971

Host: Tragulus javanicus (Lesser mouse-deer)
Reference: Mullin & Colley 1971

Eimeria ramgai Pande, Bhatia, Chauhan, & Garg, 1970

Host: Tragulus meminna (Mouse deer)
Reference: Pande et al. 1970

Eimeria traguli Mullin & Colley, 1971

Host: Tragulus javanicus (Lesser mouse-deer)
Reference: Colley & Mullin 1971, 1972; Mullin & Colley 1971

References

Agrawal, R.D., Ahluwalia, S.S., Bhatia, B.B., and Chauhan, P.P.S. 1981. Note on mammalian coccidia at Lucknow Zoo. Indian Journal of Animal Science 51: 125-128.

Colley, F.C. and Mullin, S.W. 1971. Coccidian parasites (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the lesser mouse-deer Tragulus javanicus. II. Sporogony of Eimeria traguli. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2: 444-452.

Colley, F.C. and Mullin, S.W. 1972. Coccidian parasites (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the lesser mouse-deer Tragulus javanicus. III. Cytological studies of sporozoites of Eimeria traguli. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 3: 17-21.

Cowan, D.F., Thurlbeck, W.M., Laws, R.M. 1967. Some diseases of the hippopotamus in Uganda. Pathologia Veterinaria 4: 553-567.

Huizinga, H. 1942. Eimeria antelocaprae a new coccidium from the American antelope. Journal of Protozoology 28: 167-168.

Kuttin, E.S., Loupal, G., Kohler, H., and Supperer, R. 1982a. Uber eine Platzentarkokzidiose bei einem Flusspferd (Hippopotamus amphibius). Zentralblatt fur Veterinmedizen Reiche B 29: 153- 159.

Kuttin, E.S., Loupal, G., Kohler, H., and Supperer, R. 1982b. Intrauterine coccidiosis in a Hippopotamus with occurrence of a new species of Eimeria. Journal of Protozoology 29(abstract 236): 535.

McCully, R.M., van Niekerk, J.W., and Kruger, S.P. 1967. Observations on the pathology of Bilharziasis and other parasitic infestations of Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758, from the Kruger National Park. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 34: 563-618.

Mullin, S.W. and Culley, F.C. 1971. Coccidian parasites (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the lesser mouse-deer Tragulus javanicus. I. Descriptions of three new Eimeria species. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 3: 441-443.

Pande, B.P., Bhatia, B.B., Chauhan, P.P.S., and Garg, R.K. 1970. Species composition of coccidia of some of the mammals and birds at the Zoological Gardens, Lucknow (Utter Pradesh). Indian Journal of Animal Science 48: 154-166.

Todd, K.S., Hammond, D.M., and O'Gara, B.W. 1967. Redescription and incidence of Eimeria antelocaprae Huizinga, 1942 in the pronghorn antelope, Antelocapra americana (Ord, 1815). Bulletin of the Wildlife Disease Association 3: 71-73.

Wilber, P.G., Hellgren, E.C., and Gabor, T.M. 1996. Coccidia of the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) in southern Texas with descriptions of three new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae). Journal of Parasitology 82: 624-629.