Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Sciuridae

Donald W. Duszynski1, Lee Couch1, and Steve J. Upton2
1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
2Division of Biology, Kansas State University

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Updated: 4 February 1999
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski) or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)


Subfamily Pteromyinae (Flying squirrels)

  1. Eimeria aeromysis Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Aeromys tephromelas (Black flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Colley and Mullin 1971

  2. Eimeria comminispora Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta, 1984
    1. Host: Petaurista magnificus (Hodgson's giant flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta 1984

  3. Eimeria dorneyi Levine and Ivens, 1965
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of Dorney, 1962
    2. Host: Glaucomys sabrinus (Northern flying squirrel - type host)
    3. References: Dorney 1962; Levine and Ivens 1965; Soon and Dorney 1969a

  4. Eimeria glaucomydis Roudabush, 1937
    1. Host: Glaucomys volans (Southern flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Roudabush 1937

  5. Eimeria hylopetis Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Hylopetes spadiceus (Red-cheeked pygmy flying squirrel)
    2. Reference: Colley and Mullin 1971

  6. Eimeria malayensis Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Petaurista elegans (Spotted giant flying squirrel - type host), Petaurista petaurista (Red giant flying squirrel)
    2. Reference: Colley and Mullin 1971

  7. Eimeria micropylifera Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta, 1984
    1. Host: Petaurista magnificus (Hodgson's giant flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta 1984

  8. Eimeria nasuta Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta, 1984
    1. Host: Petaurista magnificus (Hodgson's giant flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Bandyopadhyay and DasGupta 1984

  9. Eimeria parasciurorum Bond and Bovee, 1958
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sciurorum of Roudabush, 1937
    2. Host: Glaucomys volcans (Southern flying squirrel - type host)
    3. References: Bond and Bovee 1958; Roudabush 1937

  10. Eimeria petauristae Ray and Singh, 1950
    1. Host: Petaurista petaurista (syn. Petaurista inornatus) (Red giant flying squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Ray and Singh 1950


Subfamily Sciurinae, Tribe Callosciurini

  1. Eimeria callosciurui Colley, 1971
    1. Hosts: Callosciurus caniceps (Gray-bellied squirrel), Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Black-banded squirrel), Callosciurus notatus (Plantain squirrel), Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Colley 1971; Mullin and Colley 1972

  2. Eimeria hippuri Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Sundasciurus hippurus (Horse-tailed squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Colley and Mullin 1971

  3. Eimeria notati Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Callosciurus notatus (Plantain squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Colley and Mullin 1971

  4. Eimeria pahangi Colley and Mullin, 1971
    1. Host: Callosciurus notatus (Plantain squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Colley and Mullin 1971; Mullin et al. 1975


Subfamily Sciurinae, Tribe Funambulini

  1. Eimeria bandipurensis Ray, Banik, and Mukherjea, 1965
    1. Hosts: Funambulus palmarum (Common or Indian palm squirrel - type host), Funambulus tristriatus (Jungle palm squirrel)
    2. References: Chowattukunnel 1979; Ray et al. 1965

  2. Eimeria malabarica Chowattukunnel, 1979
    1. Host: Funambulus tristriatus (Jungle palm squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Chowattukunnel 1979

  3. Eimeria sp. of Bandyopadhyay and Ray, 1982
    1. Synonym: Dorisa bengalensis (Bandyopadhyay and Ray, 1982) Levine and Ivens, 1987
    2. Synonym: Dorisiella bangalensis Bandyopadhyay and Ray, 1982, lapsus
    3. Synonym: Dorisiella bengalensis Bandyopadhyay and Ray, 1982
    4. Host: Funambulus pennantii (Northern palm squirrel)
    5. References: Bandyopadhyay and Ray 1982; Levine and Ivens 1987
    6. Remarks: It seems likely that this species is an avian isosporan that sporulated improperly, ingested by the rodent

  4. Eimeria sp. of van den Berghe, 1939
    1. Synonym: Wenyonella parva van den Berghe, 1938
    2. Hosts: Paraxerus boehmi (syn. Paraxerus emini; syn. Tamiscus emini) (Boehm's bush squirrel)
    3. Reference: van den Berghe 1938
    4. Remarks: The author has drawn four unusually stubby sporozoites within each sporocysts, suggesting that the sporozoites and refractile bodies are being confused.

  5. Eimeria sp. of van den Berghe, 1939
    1. Synonym: Wenyonella uelensis van den Berghe, 1938
    2. Host: Funisciurus anerythrus (Thomas' tree squirrel)
    3. Reference: van den Berghe 1938
    4. Remarks: The author has drawn four unusually stubby sporozoites within each sporocysts, suggesting that the sporozoites and refractile bodies are being confused.


Subfamily Sciuruinae, Tribe Marmotini

  1. Eimeria airculensis Dzerzhinsky and Kairullaev, 1989
    1. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik - type host)
    2. Reference: Dzerzhinsky and Kairullaev 1989

  2. Eimeria arctomysi Galli-Valerio, 1931, nomen nudum
    1. Host: Marmota marmota (Alpine marmot - type host)
    2. References: Galli-Valerio 1931; Wilber et al. 1998
    3. Remarks: The original description was based on unsporulated oocysts.

  3. Eimeria beckeri Yakimoff and Sokoloff, 1935
    1. Synonym: Eimeria talpini Levine and Ivens, 1965 of Svanbaev, 1956
    2. Synonym: Eimeria ussuriensis Yakimoff and Sprinholtz-Schmidt, 1939
    3. Hosts: Spermophilus beldingi (Belding's ground squirrel); Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik); Spermophilus pygmaeus (Little suslik - type host); Spermophilus relictus (Tien Shan or relictual suslik); Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik)
    4. References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1979, 1982; Levine and Ivens 1965; Matschoulsky 1941, 1949; Svanbaev 1956, 1962; Veluvolu and Levine 1984; Yakimoff and Sokoloff 1935a, 1935b; Yakimoff and Sprinholtz-Schmidt 1939; Zolotareff 1935, 1938

  4. Eimeria beecheyi Henry, 1932
    1. Synonym: Eimeria asiatici Levine and Ivens, 1965
    2. Synonym: Eimeria cochisensis Hill and Duszynski, 1986
    3. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied marmot); Spermophilus beecheyi (Beechey's or California ground squirrel - type host); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus relictus (Tien Shan or relictual suslik); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Spermophlus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel); Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik); Spermophilus variegatus (Rock squirrel); Tamias canipes (Gray-footed chipmunk); Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk); Tamias obscurus (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk); Tamias sibiricus (syn. Eutamias asiatica) (Siberian chipmunk); Tamias townsendii (Townsend's chipmunk)
    4. References:: Abenov and Svanbaev 1982; Henry, 1932; Hill and Duszynski 1986; Levine and Ivens 1965; Matschoulsky 1949; Seville 1997; Seville et al. 1992; Seville and Stanton 1993; Shults et al. 1990; Stanton et al. 1992; Tanabe and Okinami 1940; Thomas and Stanton 1994; Wilber et al. 1994

  5. Eimeria berkinbaevi Abenov and Svanbaev, 1979
    1. Hosts: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik - type host); Spermophilus erythrogenys (Red-cheeked suslik)
    2. References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1979

  6. Eimeria callospermophili Henry, 1932
    1. Synonym: Eimeria assaensis Levine and Ivens, 1965 of Svanbaev, 1962
    2. Synonym: Eimeria callispermophili McAllister, Upton, and Earle, 1991 lapsus
    3. Synonym: Eimeria callospermephili Abenov and Svanbaev, 1982 lapsus
    4. Synonym: Eimeria callosphermophili Matschoulsky, 1941 lapsus
    5. Synonym: Eimeria callosphermophili Svanbaev, 1960 lapsus
    6. Synonym: Eimeria callosphermophili Svanbaev, 1962 lapsus
    7. Synonym: Eimeria citelli Kartchner and Becker, 1930 of Abenov and Svanbaev, 1979
    8. Synonym: Eimeria monacis Fish, 1930 of Dorney, 1965
    9. Synonym: Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Matschoulsky, 1941
    10. Synonym: Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Abenov and Svanbaev, 1979
    11. Synonym: Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Dorney, 1965
    12. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Marmota baibacina (Gray marmot); Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot); Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied marmot); Marmota monax (Woodchuck); Marmota sibirica (Mongolian marmot); Spermophilus armatus (Uinta ground squirrel); Spermophilus beecheyi (Beechey's or California ground squirrel); Spermophilus beldingi (Belding's ground squirrel); Spermophilus citellus (European suslik); Spermophilus columbianius (Columbian ground squirrel); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus erythrogenys (Red-cheeked suslik); Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's ground squirrel); Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik); Spermophilus lateralis (Golden mantled ground squirrel - type host); Spermophilus mexicanus (Mexican ground squirrel); Spermophilus relictus (Tien Shan or relictual suslik); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel); Spermophilus spilosoma (Spotted ground squirrel); Spermophilus sibiricus (Siberian chipmunk); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel); Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik); Spermophilus variegatus (Rock squirrel)
    13. References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1979, 1982; Dorney 1965; Dzerzhinsky and Kairullaev 1989; Frank 1978; Glebezdin 1978; Kartchner and Becker 1930; Kietzmann and Kietzmann 1987; Levine et al. 1957c; Matschoulsky 1941, 1949; Pellerdy and Babos 1953; Rysavy 1957; Sassuchin and Rauschenbach 1932; Svanbaev 1960, 1962; Veluvolu and Levine 1984; Yakimoff and Sokoloff 1935; Zolotareff 1935, 1938

  7. Eimeria citelli Kartchner and Becker, 1930
    1. non Eimeria citelli Kartchner and Becker, 1930 of Abenov and Svanbaev, 1979
    2. Hosts: Spermophilus beldingi (Belding's ground squirrel); Spermophilus citellus (European suslik); Spermophilus erythrogenys (Red-cheeked suslik); Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik); Spermophilus pygmaeus (Little suslik); Spermophilus relictus (Tien Shan or relictual suslik); Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel - type host); Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailes suslik)
    3. References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1979, 1982; Dzerzhinsky and Kairullaev 1989; Frank 1978; Glebezdin 1978; Kartchner and Becker 1930; Kietzmann and Kietzmann 1987; Matschoulsky 1949; Pellerdy and Babos 1953; Rysavy 1957; Sassuchin and Rauschenbach 1932; Svanbaev 1960, 1962; Veluvolu and Levine 1984; Yakimoff and Sokoloff 1935; Zolotareff 1935; 1938

  8. Eimeria cynomysis Andrews, 1928
    1. non Eimeria cynomysis Andrews, 1928 of Vetterling, 1964
    2. Synonym: Eimeria bilamellata Henry, 1932
    3. Synonym: Eimeria eubeckeri Hall and Knipling, 1935
    4. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucorus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Spermophilus armatus (Unita ground squirrel); Spermophilus beecheyi (Beechey's or California ground squirrel); Spermophilus citellus (European suslik); Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian ground squirrel); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's ground squirrel); Spermophilus lateralis (Golden mantled ground squirrel); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Spermophilus tridecemlinatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel); Spermophilus variegatus (Rock squirrel)
    5. References: Anderson and Hess 1980, 1985; Andrews 1928; Hall and Knipling 1935; Henry 1932; Hilton and Mahrt 1971; Kietzmann and Kietzmann 1987; Pellerdy and Babos 1953; Rysavy 1957; Seville 1997; Seville and Stanton 1993; Seville and Williams 1989; Seville et al. 1992; Shults et al. 1990; Stanton et al. 1992; Thomas and Stanton 1994; Todd et al. 1968; Torbert et al. 1982; Vetterling 1964; Wilber et al. 1994, 1998

  9. Eimeria deserticola Davronov, 1973
    1. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik - type host)
    2. Reference: Davronov 1973

  10. Eimeria eutamiae Levine, Ivens and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Host: Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk - type host)
    2. Reference: Levine et al. 1957

  11. Eimeria frankinlii Hall and Knipling, 1935
    1. Host: Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's ground squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Hall and Knipling 1935

  12. Eimeria giganteos Wilber, Duszynski, Upton, Seville and Corliss, 1998
    1. Synonym: Eimeria cynomysis Andrews, 1928 of Vetterling, 1964
    2. Synonym: Eimeria marmotae Galli-Valerio, 1923 of Nukerbaeva and Abenov, 1979
    3. Synonym: Eimeira os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Dorney, 1965
    4. Synonym: Eimeira os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Fleming, Georgi, and Caslick, 1979
    5. Synonym: Eimeira os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of McQuistion and Wright, 1984
    6. Hosts: Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog - type host); Marmota baibacina; Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot); Marmota monax (Woodchuck)
    7. References: Dorney 1965; Fleming et al. 1979; McQuistion and Wright 1984; Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979; Vetterling 1964; Wilber et al. 1998

  13. Eimeria hoffmeisteri Levine, Ivens, and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Host: Spermophilus spilosoma (Spotted ground squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Levine et al. 1957; Ivens et al. 1959

  14. Eimeria lateralis Levine, Ivens and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Synonym: Eimeria beldingii Veluvelo and Levine, 1986
    2. Synonym: Eimeria larimerensis Vetterling, 1964
    3. Synonym: Eimeria sarseni Nukerbaeva and Abenov, 1979
    4. Synonym: Eimeria tuscarorensis Dorney, 1965
    5. Synonym: Eimeria wisconsinensis Dorney, 1965
    6. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludivicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Marmota baibacina (Gray marmot); Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot); Marmota monax (Woodchuck); Spermophilus armatus (Uinta ground squirrel); Spermophilus beecheyi (Beechey's or California ground squirrel); Spermophilus beldingi (Belding's ground squirrel); Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian ground squirrel); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus lateralis (Golden mantled ground squirrel - type host); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel); Spermophilus spilosoma (Spotted ground squirrel); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel); Spermophilus variegatus (Rock squirrel); Tamias obscuris (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk); Tamias striatus (Eastern chipmunk)
    7. References: Broda and Schmidt 1978; Dorney 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966; Duncan 1968; Fleming et al. 1979; Hill and Duszynski 1986; Hilton and Mahrt 1971; Levine et al. 1957a; McQuistion and Wright 1984; Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979; Seville 1997; Seville and Stanton 1993; Seville and Williams 1989; Seville et al. 1992; Shults et al. 1990; Stanton et al. 1992; Thomas and Stanton 1994; Todd and Hammond 1968; Velovolu and Levine 1984; Vetterling 1964; Wilber et al. 1994, 1998

  15. Eimeria ludoviciani Vetterling, 1964
    1. Hosts: Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog - type host)
    2. References: Seville and Williams 1989; Vetterling 1964

  16. Eimeria marmotae Galli-Valerio, 1923, nomen nudum
    1. non Eimeria marmotae of Nukerbaeva and Abenov, 1979
    2. Host: Marmota marmota (Alpine marmot)
    3. References: Bornand 1937; Galli-Valerio 1923; Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979; Wilber et al. 1998
    4. Remarks: The original description was based on unsporulated oocysts.

  17. Eimeria monacis Fish, 1930
    1. non Eimeria monacis Fish, 1930 of Dorney, 1965
    2. non Eimeria monacis Fish, 1930 of Fleming, Georgi, and Caslick, 1979
    3. non Eimeria monacis Fish, 1930 of McQuistion and Wright, 1984
    4. Synonyms: Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Svanbaev, 1963
    5. Synonym: Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931
    6. Hosts: Marmota baibacina (Gray marmot); Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot); Marmota marmota (Alpine marmot); Marmota menzbieri (Menzbier's marmot); Marmota monax (Woodchuck); Marmota sibirica (Mongolian marmot)
    7. References: Crouch and Becker 1931; Dorney 1965; Fish 1930; Fleming et al. 1979; Iwanoff 1934; Levine and Ivens 1965; McQuistion and Wright 1984; Matschoulsky 1949; Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979; Svanbaev 1963; Wilber et al. 1998

  18. Eimeria morainensis Torbett, Marquardt, and Carey, 1982
    1. non Eimeria morainensis Torbett, Marquardt, and Carey, 1982 of McAllister, Upton, and Earle, 1991
    2. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied marmot); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus lateralis (Golden mantled ground squirrel - type host); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined ground squirrel); Spermophilus variegatus (rock squirrel)
    3. References: McAllister et al. 1991; Seville 1997; Seville et al. 1992; Sevillet and Stanton 1993; Shults et al. 1990; Stanton et al. 1992; Thomas and Stanton 1994; Torbett et al. 1982; Wilber et al 1994, 1998

  19. Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931
    1. non Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Dorney, 1965
    2. non Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Fleming, Georgi, and Caslick, 1979
    3. non Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Matschulsky, 1941
    4. non Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of McQuistion and Wright, 1984
    5. non Eimeria os Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Svanbaev, 1963
    6. Synonym: Eimeria menzbieri Svanbaev, 1963
    7. Hosts: Marmota baibacina (Gray marmot); Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot); Marmota caudata (Long-tailed marmot); Marmota menzbieri (Menzbier's marmot); Marmota monax (Woodchuck - type host); Marmota sibirica (Mongolian marmot)
    8. References: Crouch and Becker 1931; Dorney 1965; Fleming et al. 1979; Levine and Ivens 1965; McQuistion and Wright 1984; Matschoulsky 1941, 1949; Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979; Svanbaev 1963, 1964; Svanbaev and Rachmatullina 1971; Wilber et al. 1998

  20. Eimeria ovata Duncan, 1968
    1. Hosts: Spermophilus lateralis (Golden mantled ground squirrel); Tamias cinereicollis (Gray-collared chipmunk); Tamias striatus (Eastern chipmunk - type host)
    2. Reference: Duncan 1968

  21. Eimeria pseudospermophili Wilber, Hanelt, Van Horne and Duszynski, 1994
    1. Host: Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Seville 1997; Wilber et al. 1994

  22. Eimeria spermophili Hilton and Mahrt, 1971
    1. Hosts: Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog); Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog); Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied marmot); Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming ground squirrel); Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's ground squirrel); Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Hilton and Mahrt 1971; Seville 1997; Seville and Stanton 1993; Shults et al. 1990; Stanton et al. 1992; Thomas and Stanton 1994

  23. Eimeria surki Nukerbaeva and Abenov, 1979
    1. Hosts: Marmota baibacina (Gray marmot); Marmota bobak (Steppe marmot - type host)
    2. Reference: Nukerbaeva and Abenov 1979

  24. Eimeria susliki Svanbaev, 1962, species inquirendae
    1. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik)
    2. References: Svanbaev 1962; Wilber et al. 1998
    3. Remarks: There is no illustration and the description too poor to show this to be a new species.

  25. Eimeria tamiasciuri Levine, Iven and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Hosts: Sciurus aberti (Abert's or Tassle-eared squirrel); Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk); Tamias merriami (Merriam's chipmunk); Tamias obscurus (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk); Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red squirrel - type host); Tamiasciurus mearnsi (Mearn's squirrel)
    2. References: Bullock 1959; Dorney 1962, 1963, 1966; Hill and Duszynski 1986; Levine et al. 1957; Mahrt and Chai 1972; Patrick and Wilson 1995; Soon and Dorney 1969b; Vance and Duszynski 1985
    3. Remarks: Vance and Dusynski (1985) also reported this coccidian from Microtus montanus (Montane vole - Muridae). It seems more likely that a morphologically similar species is involved.

  26. Eimeria tyanshanensis Svanbaev, 1963, species inquirendae
    1. Host: Marmota menzbieri (Menzbier's marmot)
    2. References: Svanbaev 1963; Wilber et al. 1998
    3. Remarks: There is no illustration or specimen for this oocyst and the description is lacking.

  27. Eimeria vilasi Dorney, 1962
    1. Synonym: Eimeria adaensis WIlber, Hanelt, Van Horne, and Duszynski, 1994
    2. Synonym: Eimeria dorsalis Hill and Duszynski, 1986
    3. Synonym: Eimeria morainensis Torbett, Marquardt, and Carey, 1982 of McAllister, Upton, and Earle, 1991
    4. Synonym: Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Dorney, 1965
    5. non Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931 of Fleming, Georgi, and Caslick, 1979
    6. non Eimeria perforoides Crouch and Becker, 1931 of McQuistion and Wright, 1984
    7. Hosts: Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed prairie dog); Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog);Marmota monax (Woodchuck); Spermophilus mexicanus (Mexican ground squirrel); Spermophilus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel); Tamias canipes (Gray-footed chipmunk); Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk); Tamias merriami (Merriam's or California chipmunk); Tamias obscurus (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk); Tamias striatus (Eastern chipmunk - type host); Tamias townsednii (Townsend's chipmunk)
    8. References: Dorney 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966; Duncan 1968; Fleming et al. 1979; Hill and Duszynski 1986; McAllister et al. 1991; McQuistion and Wright 1984; Seville 1997; Wilber et al. 1994, 1998

  28. Eimeria volgensis Sassuchin and Rauschenbach, 1932
    1. non Eimeria kazakhstanensis Levine and Ivens, 1965
    2. non Eimeria volgensis Sassuchin and Rauschenbach, 1932 of Svanbaev, 1956
    3. Hosts: Spermophilus erythrogenys (Red-cheeked suslik); Spermophilus pygmaeus (Little suslik - type host); Spermophilus relictus (Tien Shan or relictual suslik); Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik)
    4. References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1982; Levine and Ivens 1965; Matschoulsky 1949; Sassuchin and Rauschenbach 1932; Svanbaev 1965; Wilber et al. 1998; Zolotareff 1935, 1938

  29. Eimeria yukonensis Sampson, 1969
    1. Host: Spermophilus undulatus (Long-tailed suslik - type host)
    2. Reference: Sampson 1969

  30. Isospora assensis Svanbaev, 1979
    1. Synonym: Isospora laguri Iwanoff-Gobzem, 1935 of Svanbaev, 1962 pro parte
    2. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (syn. Citellus fulvus) (Yellow or large-toothed suslik - type host)
    3. References: Svanbaev 1962, 1979
    4. Remarks: The line drawing reveals sporocysts that are unusually small in proportion to oocyst size suggesting that this coccidian may have improperly sporulated.

  31. Isospora citelli Levine, Ivens, and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Hosts: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik); Spermophilus variegatus (Rick suslik - type host)
    2. References: Abenov and Svanbaev 1979; Levine et al. 1957b

  32. Isospora samsensis Svanbaev, 1979
    1. Synonym: Isospora uralicae Svanbaev, 1956 of Svanbaev, 1960 pro parte
    2. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (Yellow or large-toothed suslik)
    3. References: Svanbaev 1956, 1960, 1979
    4. Remarks: The line drawing reveals sporocysts that are unusually small in proportion to oocyst size suggesting that this coccidian may have improperly sporulated.

  33. Isospora (?) sp. of Svanbaev, 1963
    1. Host: Marmota menzbieri (Mensbier's marmot)
    2. Reference: Svanbaev 1963
    3. Remarks: The oocysts did not sporulate completely so sporozoites could not be examined.

  34. Isospora spermophili Levine, 1984
    1. Synonym: Isospora laguri Iwanoff-Gobzem, 1935 of Svanbaev, 1962 pro parte
    2. Host: Spermophilus fulvus (syn. Spermophilus maximus) (Yellow or large-toothed suslik)
    3. References: Iwanoff-Gobzem 1934; Svanbaev 1960; Levine 1984


Subfamily Sciurinae, Tribe Sciurini

  1. Eimeria andrewsi Yakimoff and Gousseff, 1935
    1. Synonym: Eimeria andreisi Mikeladze, 1977 lapsus
    2. Hosts: Sciurus sp. (a squirrel); Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    3. References: Golemansky and Duhlinska 1973; Mikeladze 1977; Nukerbaeva and Svanbaev 1977; Pellerdy 1954; Rysavy and Cerna 1979; Yakimoff and Gousseff 1935
    4. Remarks: The type host is only known to be some type of Sciurus sp.; the exact species is not known.

  2. Eimeria ascotensis Levine and Ivens, 1965
    1. Synonym: Eimeria neosciuri Prasad, 1965 of Webster, 1960
    2. Hosts: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel - type host); Sciurus niger (Fox squirrel)
    3. References: Joseph 1973a; Lee and Dorney 1971; Levine and Ivens 1965; Webster 1960

  3. Eimeria botelhoi Carini, 1932
    1. Synonym: Eimeria mira Pellerdy, 1954
    2. Synonym: Eimeria piriformis Lubimov, 1934 nomen preocc.
    3. Synonym: Eimeria ontarioensis Lee and Dorney, 1971
    4. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of Mikeladze, 1977
    5. Hosts: Sciurus aberti (Abert's or tassle-eared squirrel); Sciurus aestuans ( syn. Guerlinuetus ingrami, syn. Sciurus ingrami) (Guianan squirrel - type host); Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel); Sciurus niger (Fox squirrel); Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    6. References: Ball and Snow 1984; Carini 1932, 1933; Davidson 1976; Duncan 1973; Golemansky and Duhlinska 1973; Forrester et al. 1977; Hill and Duszynski 1986; Joseph 1972, 1973a, 1973b; Lee and Dorney 1971; Lubimov 1934; Mikeladze 1977; Nukerbaeva and Svanbaev 1977; Parker et al. 1972; Pellerdy 1954; Rysavy and Cerna 1979

  4. Eimeria confusa Joseph, 1969
    1. Host: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel - type host); experimentally to Sciurus niger (Fox squirrel)
    2. References: Ball and Snow 1984; Davidson 1976; Joseph 1969, 1972a, 1972b, 1973a, 1975; Lee and Dorney 1971
    3. Remarks: The species cannot be transmitted to Tamiasciurus hudonicus (Red squirrel).

  5. Eimeria franchinii Brunelli, 1935
    1. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Brunelli, 1935
    3. Remarks: The oocysts failed to sporulate properly. However, except for size, the oocysts are remarkably similar to Eimeria botelhoi Carini, 1932. It is possible that the measurements given are in error.

  6. Eimeria guerlingueti Arcay, 1981
    1. Synonym: Eimeria guerlingueti Arcay de Peraza, 1970 nomen nudum
    2. Host: Sciurus granatensis (Red-tailed squirrel - type host)
    3. References: Arcay 1981; Arcay de Peraza 1970

  7. Eimeria kniplingi Levine and Ivens, 1965
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sciurorum Galli-Valerio, 1922 of Knipling and Becker, 1935
    2. Host: Sciurus niger (Fox squirrel - type host)
    3. References: Joseph 1973a; Knipling and Becker 1935; Levine and Ivens 1965

  8. Eimeria lancasterensis Joseph, 1969
    1. Host: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel - type host); Sciurus niger (Fox squirrel)
    2. References: Joseph 1969, 1971, 1972a

  9. Eimeria luisieri (Galli-Valerio, 1935) Reichenow, 1953
    1. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    2. References: Galli-Valerio 1935; Reichenow 1953

  10. Eimeria moelleri Levine and Ivens, 1965
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sciurorum Galli-Valerio, 1922 of Moller, 1923
    2. Hosts: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel - type host); experimentally to Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    3. References: Levine and Ivens 1965; Moller 1923; Parker and Holliman 1971; Parker et al. 1972; Yakimoff et al. 1931a, 1931b

  11. Eimeria moschus Matschoulsky, 1947
    1. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    2. References: Matschoulsky 1947

  12. Eimeria neosciuri Prasad, 1960
    1. Host: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Prasad 1960

  13. Eimeria sciurorum Galli-Valerio, 1922
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sciuri Yakimoff and Terwinsky, 1931
    2. Hosts: Sciurus aureogaster (Mexican gray squirrel), Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel - type host)
    3. References: Galli-Valerio 1922; Golemansky and Duhlinska 1973; Lainson 1968; Matschoulsky 1947; Mikeladze 1977; Nukerbaeva and Svanbaev 1977; Pellerdy 1954; Stroganova 1948; Yakimoff and Terwinsky 1931

  14. Eimeria serbica Pop-Cenitch and Bordjochki, 1957
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sciurorum Galli-Valerio, 1922 of Jirovec, 1942
    2. Synonym: Eimeria sciurorum Galli-Valerio, 1922 of Rysavy, 1954
    3. Synonym: Eimeria serbca Pop-Cenitch and Bordjochki, 1957 lapsus
    4. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel - type host)
    5. References: Jirovec 1942; Nukerbaeva and Svanbaev 1977; Pop-Cenitch and Bordjochki 1957; Rysavy 1954; Rysavy and Cerna 1979

  15. Eimeria silvana Pellerdy, 1954
    1. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Golemansky and Duhlinska 1973; Nukerbaeva and Svanbaev 1977; Pellerdy 1954

  16. Eimeria sp. of Arcay, 1981
    1. Synonym: Wenyonella maligna Arcay, 1981
    2. Host: Sciurus granatensis (Red-tailed squirrel)
    3. Reference: Arcay 1981
    4. Remarks: It is likely that this represents a misidentification of an eimerian.

  17. Eimeria sp. of Brunelli, 1935
    1. Host: Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
    2. Reference: Brunelli 1935
    3. Remarks: These are the small oocysts reported by Brunelli (1935).

  18. Eimeria sp. of Henry, 1932
    1. Host: Sciurus griseus (Western gray squirrel)
    2. Reference: Henry 1932

  19. Eimeria sp. of Lee and Dorney, 1971
    1. Host: Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern gray squirrel)
    2. Reference: Lee and Dorney 1971

  20. Eimeria sp. of Ray and Das Gupta, 1935
    1. Synonym: Wenyonella hoarei Ray and Das Gupta, 1937
    2. Synonym: Wenyonella sp. of Ray and Das Gupta, 1935
    3. Host: Sciurus sp.
    4. References: Ray and Das Gupta 1935, 1937
    5. Remarks: The line drawings suggests that the sporozoites are long and double back along themselves within the sporocyst, thus appearing as another set of sporozoites. Refractile bodies may also have been confused with sporozoites.


Subfamily Sciurinae, Tribe Tamiasciurini

  1. Eimeria tamiasciuri Levine, Iven and Kruidenier, 1957
    1. Hosts: Sciurus aberti (Abert's or Tassle-eared squirrel); Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk); Tamias merriami (Merriam's chipmunk); Tamias obscurus (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk); Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red squirrel - type host); Tamiasciurus mearnsi (Mearn's squirrel)
    2. References: Bullock (1959); Dorney (1962, 1963, 1966); Hill and Duszynski (1986); Levine et al. (1957); Mahrt and Chai (1972); Patrick and Wilson (1995); Soon and Dorney (1969): Vance and Duszynski (1985)
    3. Remarks: Vance and Dusynski (1985) also reported this coccidian from Microtus montanus (Montane vole - Muridae). It seems more likely that a morphologically similar species is involved.

  2. Eimeria toddi Dorney, 1962
    1. Host: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red squirrel - type host)
    2. References: Dorney 1962; Hill and Dussynski 1986


Subfamily Sciurinae, Tribe Xerini (African ground squirrels)

  1. Eimeria garnhami McMillan, 1958
    1. Host: Xerus erythropus (Geoffroy's or striped ground squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: McMillan 1958

  2. Eimeria xeri Vassiliades, 1967
    1. Host: Xerus erythropus (Geoffroy's or striped ground squirrel - type host)
    2. Reference: Vassiliades 1967

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