Eimeria (Coccidia: Eimeridea) of hares in France: description of new taxa

• Published in: Parasite (Paris) Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 131 - 144
• Main Authors: Aoutil, N., Bertani, S., Bordes, F., Snounou, G., Chabaud, A., Landau, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris EDP Sciences 01.06.2005; Princeps
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Cecum - parasitology; Coccidia; Coccidiosis - epidemiology; Coccidiosis - parasitology; Coccidiosis - veterinary; Eimeria; Eimeria - classification; Eimeria - isolation & purification; France; France - epidemiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hares - parasitology; Host-Parasite Interactions; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary; Leporidae; Lepus europaeus; Lepus granatensis; Mammalia; new taxa; nouveaux taxa; parasitological equilibrium; Phylogeny; Prevalence; Protozoa; Species Specificity; Systematics. Geographical distribution. Morphology. Cytology; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; équilibre parasitaire; France; Europe; Protozoa; Apicomplexa; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eimeria; Taxonomy; Morphology; Diagnosis (taxonomy); Parasite; Lepus europaeus; New species; Lagomorpha

The oocysts of coccidian of the genus Eimeria were sought in the caecal contents of 46 Lepus granatensis and 18 L. europaeus captured in France. Parasites were found in 34 of the hares. Parasite load was mainly very low. However, species diversity was considerable. 21 species or subspecies were iden...