Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Gasterosteiformes

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski and Lee Couch
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
and
Steve J. Upton
Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Supported by NSF-PEET DEB 9521687

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1. Eimeria aculeati Jastrzebski, 1984
   1. Synonym: Goussia aculeati (Jastrzebski, 1984) Jastrzebski, 1989
   2. Host: Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
   3. References: Jastrzebski 1984, 1989; Jastrzebski et al. 1988

2. Eimeria gasterostei (Thelohan, 1890) Doflein, 1909
   1. Synonym: Coccidium gasterostei Thelohan, 1890
   2. Hosts: Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
   3. References: Doflein 1909; Dogiel 1948; Jastrzebski et al. 1988; Lester 1974; Margolis and Arthur 1979; Markevich 1951; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Stankovitch 1921; Thelohan 1890a, 1890b; Van Duijn 1956

3. Eimeria haneki Molnar and Fernando, 1974
   1. Host: Culaea inconstans (Brook stickleback)
   2. Reference: Molnar and Fernando 1974

4. Eimeria pungitii Molnar and Hanek, 1974
   1. Host: Pungitius pungitius (Ninespine stickleback)
   2. References: Hanek and Molnar 1974; Jastrzebski 1984; Molnar and Hanek 1974

5. Eimeria sp. of Lester, 1974
   1. Host: Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
   2. References: Lester 1974; Margolis and Arthur 1979

6. Eimeria zarnowskii Jastrzebski, 1982
   1. Synonym: Goussia zarnowskii (Jastrzebski, 1982) Jastrzebski, 1989
   2. Host: Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
   3. References: Jastrzebski 1982, 1984, 1989; Jastrzebski and Komorowski 1990; Jastrzebski et al. 1988

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Hanek, G. and Molnar, K. 1974. Parasites of freshwater and anadromous fishes from Matamek river system, Quebec. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 31: 1135-1139.

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