Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Scorpaeniformes

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

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Updated: 16 July 2000
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    FAMILY: Abyssocottidae (Deep sea sculpins)

  1. Eimeria sp. of of Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. non Eimeria carpelli Leger and Stankovitch, 1921
    2. Host: Limnocottus eurystomus (syn. Asprocottus megalops) (a deep sea or rough sculpin).
    3. References: Dykova and Lom 1983; Schulman and Shtein 1962
    4. Schulman and Shtein (1962) list a coccidian morphologically similar to Eimeria carpelli as infecting this host.

    FAMILY: Agonidae (Poachers)

  2. Eimeria citriformis Dogiel, 1948
    1. Host: Tilesina gibbosa (Poacher)
    2. References: Dogiel 1948; Schulman and Shtein 1962

    FAMILY: Cottidae (Sculpins)

  3. Eimeria cotti Gauthier, 1921
    1. Synonym: Eimeria votti Gauthier, 1921 lapsus
    2. Hosts: Cottus cognatus (Slimy sculpin), Cottus gobio (Bullhead)
    3. References: Arai and Mudry 1983; Gauthier 1921; Steinhagen et al. 1994

  4. Eimeria duszynskii Conder, Oberndorfer, and Heckmann, 1980
    1. Host: Cottus bairdi (Mottled sculpin)
    2. References: Conder et al. 1980; Heckmann et al. 1987

  5. Eimeria evaginata Dogiel, 1948
    1. Hosts: Myoxocephalus stelleri (Steller's sculpin - Cottidae), Sebastodes taczanowskii (a sculpin - Sebastidae)
    2. References: Dogiel 1948; Schulman and Shtein 1962

  6. Eimeria lairdi Lom and Dykova 1981
    1. Host: Myoxocephalus scorpius (Shorthorn sculpin)
    2. Reference: Lom and Dykova 1981

  7. Eimeria myoxocephali Fitzgerald, 1975
    1. Host: Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Great sculpin)
    2. Reference: Fitzgerald 1975

  8. Eimeria nucleocola Lom and Dykova, 1981
    1. Host: Myoxocephalus scorpius (Shorthorn sculpin)
    2. Reference: Lom and Dykova 1981

  9. Eimeria ojibwana Molnar and Fernando, 1974
    1. Host: Cottus bairdi (Mottled sculpin)
    2. Reference: Molnar and Fernando 1974

  10. Eimeria piraudi Gauthier, 1921
    1. Host: Cottus gobio (Bullhead)
    2. Reference: Gauthier 1921

  11. Eimeria sp. of Love and Moser, 1983
    1. Host: Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Cabezon)
    2. Reference: Love and Mosier 1983

  12. Eimeria (?) sp. of Muzzall and Sweet, 1986
    1. Host: Cottus bairdi (Mottled sculpin)
    2. Reference: Muzzall and Sweet 1986
    3. Listed as an "unidentified sporozoan" in non-intestinal tissues

  13. Eimeria sp. of of Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. non Eimeria carpelli Leger and Stankovitch, 1921
    2. Host: Cottus kessleri (syn. Paracottus kessleri) (Kessler's or sand sculpin)
    3. References: Dykova and Lom 1983; Schulman and Shtein 1962
    4. Schulman and Shtein (1962) list a coccidian morphologically similar to Eimeria carpelli as infecting this host.

  14. Eimeria variabilis (Thelohan, 1893) Reichenow, 1921
    1. Synonym: Coccidium variabilis Thelohan, 1893
    2. Synonym: Goussia variabilis (Thelohan, 1893) Labbe, 1896
    3. Host: Taurulus bubalis (syns. Cottus bubalis, Myoxocephalus bubalis) (Longspined sculpin). Two periform fish, Caffrogobius pagaenellus (syns. Gobius bicolor, Gobius paganellus) (Rock goby) and Symphodus melops (syn. Crenilabrus melops) (Corkwing wrasse), have also been reported as hosts. However, we consider these to be (a) morphologically similar species.
    4. References: Davies 1978, 1990; Dogiel 1948; Labbe 1896; Reichenow 1921; Thelohan 1893, 1894

    FAMILY: Cottocamephoridae

  15. Eimeria sp. of of Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. non Eimeria carpelli Leger and Stankovitch, 1921
    2. Host: Batrachocottus baicalensis (Bighead or Baikal lake sculpin)
    3. References: Dykova and Lom 1983; Schulman and Shtein 1962
    4. Schulman and Shtein (1962) list a coccidian morphologically similar to Eimeria carpelli as infecting this host.

    FAMILY: Cyclopteridae (Lumpfish and Rockfish)

  16. Eimeria sp. of Munson, 1974
    1. Host: Liparis atlanticus (Atlantic seasnail)
    2. Reference: Munson 1974

    FAMILY: Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfish and Rockfish)

  17. Eimeria insignus Lom and Dykova 1982
    1. Host: Scorpaena notata (Small red scorpionfish)
    2. Reference: Lom and Dykova 1982

  18. Eimeria scorpaenae Zaika, 1966
    1. Host: Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpionfish)
    2. Reference: Zaika 1966

  19. Eimeria sp. 2 of Daoudi, 1987
    1. Host: Scorpaena notata (Small red scorpionfish), Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpionfish)
    2. Reference: Daoudi 1987

  20. Eimeria sp. 6 of Daoudi, 1987
    1. Host: Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpionfish)
    2. Reference: Daoudi 1987

  21. Eimeria sp. of Daoudi, Radujkovic, Marques, and Bouix, 1987
    1. Synonym: Epieimeria lomae Daoudi, Radujkovic, Marques, and Bouix, 1987
    2. Host: Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpionfish)
    3. References: Daoudi 1987; Daoudi et al. 1987, 1989a; Radujkovic and Raibut 1989
    4. Remarks: The genitive ending is erroneously feminine

  22. Eimeria (?) sp. of Love and Moser, 1983
    1. Synonym: Eimeriidae, genera and species
    2. Host: Sebastes laevis (Senegalese rockfish)
    3. Reference: Love and Moser 1983

    FAMILY: Sebastidae (Rockfish, Rockcod, and Thornyheads)

  23. Eimeria evaginata Dogiel, 1948
    1. Hosts: Myoxocephalus stelleri (Steller's sculpin - Cottidae), Sebastodes taczanowskii (a sculpin - Sebastidae)
    2. References: Dogiel 1948; Schulman and Shtein 1962

    FAMILY: Triglidae (Searobins)

  24. Eimeria gabonensis Diouf and Toguebaye, 1994
    1. Host: Chelidonichthys gabonensis (Gabon gurnard)
    2. Reference: Diouf and Toguebaye 1994

  25. Eimeria sp. (?) of Molnar and Rohde, 1988
    1. Synonym: Unsporulated coccidia of Molnar and Rohde, 1988
    2. Host: Chelidonichthys kumu (Bluefin gurnard)
    3. Reference: Molnar and Rohde 1988

  26. Eimeria triglae Daoudi, Radujkovic, Marques, and Bouix, 1989
    1. Hosts: Chelidonichthys lucerna (syn. Trigla lucerna) (Tub gurnard), Trigla lyra (Piper gurnard)
    2. References: Daoudi 1987; Daoudi et al. 1989b


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Daoudi, F. 1987. Coccidien et coccidioses des poissons mediterraneens: Systematique, ultrastructure et Biologie. PhD dissertation, University of Sciences and Techniques at Languedoc, Montpellier, France. 302 pp.

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