A New Eimerian Species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot Amazona aestiva L. (Aves: Psittacidae) In Brazil

• Published in: The Journal of parasitology Vol. 97; no. 6; pp. 1140 - 1141
• Main Authors: Hofstatter, P. G, Guaraldo, A. M. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044 American Society of Parasitologists 01.12.2011; Allen Press Inc
• Subjects: Amazona - parasitology; Amazona aestiva; Animals; Apicomplexa; Aqueous solutions; Aves; Biological and medical sciences; Bird Diseases - parasitology; Birds; Brazil; Brood parasitism; Coccidiosis - parasitology; Coccidiosis - veterinary; Eimeria; Eimeria - classification; Eimeria - isolation & purification; Eimeria - ultrastructure; Eimeriidae; Feces; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models; Invertebrates; New species; Oocysts; Oocysts - ultrastructure; Parasites; Parasitology; Parrots; Potassium; Protozoa; Psittacidae; Residuums; Spores, Protozoan - ultrastructure; Sporozoites; SYSTEMATICS-PHYLOGENETICS; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; Zoos; South America; Brazil; America; Protozoa; Vertebrata; Apicomplexa; Taxonomy; Diagnosis (taxonomy); Parasite; New species; Aves

The Neotropical psittacine species Amazona aestiva, commonly known as the blue-fronted Amazon, is one of the most common and best-known psittacine birds kept as a pet worldwide. However, very little is known about the diseases or parasites of these birds. In this study, we describe a new species, Ei...