Eimeria bufomarini

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Eimeria bufomarini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Conoidasida Subclass: Coccidiasina Order: Eucoccidiorida Family: Eimeriidae Genus: Eimeria Species: E. bufomarini
Binomial name
Eimeria bufomarini Paperna & Lainson, 1995

Eimeria bufomarini is a species of coccidium, known to infect the epithelial cells of the intestines of Brazilian Cane Toads.

[edit] References

• Duszynski, Donald W., Matthew G. Bolek & Steve J. Upton (2007-12-21). "Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of amphibians of the world". Zootaxa 1667: 22–23. 
• Paperna, I. & R. Lainson (1995). "Life history and ultrastructure of Eimeria bufomarini n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of the giant toad, Bufo marinus (Amphibia: Anura) from Amazonian Brazil". Parasite 2 (2): 141–148.