The Coccidia of Gaviiformes (loons)
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: 24 January 1999
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Eimeria gaviae Montgomery, Novilla, & Shillinger, 1978
Host: Gavia immer (Common
loon)
References: Montgomery et al.
1978
References
Montomery, R.D., Novilla, M.N., and Shillinger, R.B. 1978. Renal
coccidiosis caused by Eimeria
gaviae n. sp. in a common loon (Gavia immer). Avian Diseases 22: 809-814.