The coccidia of Cervidae

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: 18 February 2000
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu


Host genus Alces

Eimeria alces Arnastauskene, 1974

Host: Alces alces (Moose)
Reference: Arnastauskene 1971a, 1971b, 1974


Host genus Axis

Eimeria cervis Mandal & Choudhury, 1982

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)
Reference: Mandal & Choudhury 1982

Eimeria cheetali Bhatia, 1968

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)
Reference: Bhatia 1968

Eimeria parahi Pande, Bhatia, Chauhan & Garg, 1970

Host: Axis porcinus (Hog deer)
Reference: Pande et al. 1970

Eimeria sp. of Bhatia, 1968

Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)
Reference: Bhatia 1968

Eimeria (?) sp. (Rastegaieff, 1930) Levine & Ivens, 1970

Synonym: Coccidium sp. of Rastegaieff, 1930
Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)
Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria wassilewskyi Rastegaieff, 1930

Synonym: Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 lapsus
Synonym: Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 of Yakimoff & Sokoloff, 1935, lapsus, pro parte
Synonym: Eimeria wasielewskyi Rastegaieff, 1930 of Pellerdy, 1963, lapsus
non Eimeria wassilewsky Rastegaieff, 1930 of Yakimoff & Sokoloff, 1935 in
Cervus elaphus and Cervus hortulorum, lapsus
Host: Axis axis (Spotted deer)
References: Mandal & Nair 1974; Rastegaieff, 1930; Yakimoff & Sokoloff 1935


Host genus Capreolus

Eimeria capreoli Galli-Valerio, 1927

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
References: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Galli- Valerio 1927;
Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990;
Svanbaev 1979; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria catubrina Mantovani, Borrelli, & Ricci-Bitti, 1970

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Golemansky 1986; Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971

Eimeria panda Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986;
Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Poglayen et al. 1990; Supperer & Kutzer 1961; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria patavina Mantovani, Borrelli, & Ricci-Bitti, 1970

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971

Eimeria ponderosa Wetzel, 1942

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
References: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986;
Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990;
Svanbaev 1979; Vetyska 1980; Wetzel 1942

Eimeria rotunda Pellerdy 1955

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Salhoff, 1939
Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowicz 1990; Golemansky 1986;
Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Poglayen et al. 1990; Rysavy 1954;
Salhoff 1939

Eimeria superba Pellerdy 1955

Synonym: Eimeria auburnensis Christensen & Porter, 1939 of Bohm & Supperer, 1956
Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Bohm & Supperer 1956; Golemansky 1986;
Mantovani et al. 1970a, 1970b, 1971; Pellerdy 1955; Vetyska 1980

Eimeria sp. of Boch & Lucke, 1961

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961
This may be a pseudoparasite.

Eimeria sp. of Golemansky, 1986

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Golemansky 1986

Isospora capreoli Svanbaev, 1958

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Svanbaev 1958

Isospora sp. of Golemansky, 1986

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Golemansky 1986
This appears to be an avian isosporan pseudoparasite.

Wenyonella markovi Grobov & Ven'Shun, 1963

Host: Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
Reference: Grobov & Ven'Shun 1963
It is likely that this is a misidentification of an eimerian.


Host genus Cervus

Eimeria asymmetrica Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria austriaca Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Eimeria cervi Galli-Valerio, 1927

non Eimeria cervi Galli-Valerio, 1927 of Boch & Lucke, 1961
Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Boch & Lucke 1961; Galli-Valerio 1927

Eimeria elaphi Jansen & van Haaften, 1966

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowcz 1990; Jansen & van Haaften 1966

Eimeria gallivalerioi Rastegaieff, 1930

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria hegneri Rastegaieff, 1930

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Rastegaieff 1930

Eimeria robusta Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria schoenbuchi Boch, 1963

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Boch 1963

Eimeria sordida Supperer & Kutzer, 1961

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Demiaszkiewicz & Lachowcz 1990; Supperer & Kutzer 1961

Eimeria sp. of Foreyt & Lagerquist, 1994

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994
Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994
Perhaps Eimeria austriaca.

Eimeria spp. of Honess, 1955

Synonym: Eimeria zuernii (Rivolta, 1878) Martin, 1909 of Honess, 1955
Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Honess 1955
Perhaps a mixture of Eimeria elaphi, and either E. asymmetrica, E. austriaca or E. cervi.

Eimeria wapiti Honess, 1955

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
References: Alderson 1951; Foreyt & Lagerquist 1994; Honess 1955

Unknown coccidian of Hrudka, Cawthorn, & Haigh, 1983

Host: Cervus elaphus (Elk/Red deer/Wapiti)
Reference: Hrudka et al. 1983

Host genus Dama

Eimeria sp. of Rehbein, 1994

Synonym: Eimeria sordida Supperer & Kutzer, 1961 of Rehbein, 1994
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rehbein 1994
This species was successfully transmitted to Cervus elaphus. However, sporocysts are larger than those of Eimeria sordida.

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria arloingi Marotel, 1905 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria crandallis Honess, 1942 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria faurei Moussu & Marotel, 1901 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria intricata Spiegl, 1925 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria ninaekohlyakimovae Yakimoff & Rastegaieva, 1930 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954

Eimeria sp. of Rysavy, 1954

Synonym: Eimeria parva Kotlan, Moczy, & Vajda, 1929 of Rysavy, 1954
Host: Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Reference: Rysavy 1954


Host genus Muntiacus

Eimeria dawari Bhatia, Chauhan, Arora, & Agrawal, 1973

Host: Muntiacus muntijak (Barking deer)
Reference: Bhatia et al. 1973

Eimeria sardari Bhatia, Chauhan, Arora, & Agrawal, 1973

Host: Muntiacus muntijak (Barking deer)
Reference: Bhatia et al. 1973


Host genus Odocoileus


Eimeria ivansae Todd & O'Gara, 1970

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer)
References: Lindsay et al. 1999; Todd and O'Gara 1970

Eimeria madisonensis Anderson & Samuel, 1969

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)
References: Abbas & Post 1980; Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980

Eimeria mccordocki Honess, 1941

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)
References: Abbas 1979; Abbas & Post 1980; Abbas et al. 1983, 1987; Anderson & Samuel 1969;
Conlogue & Foreyt 1984; Foreyt & Trainer 1980; Honess 1941; Jensen et al. 1982a, 1982b;
Landram & Honess 1955; Samuel & Trainer 1971

Eimeria odocoilei Levine, Ivens, & Senger, 1967

Host: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer); Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)
References: Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980; Levine et al. 1967; Lindsay et al. 1999

Eimeria spp. of Perez, Vivas, Acosta, and Pech, 1998

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)
Reference: Perez et al. 1998

Eimeria sundermannae Lindsay, Upton, and Hildreth, 1999

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)
Reference: Lindsay et al. 1999

Eimeria virginianus Anderson & Samuel, 1969

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer)
Reference: Anderson & Samuel 1969; Foreyt & Trainer 1980

Eimeria zajacae Lindsay, Upton, and Hildreth, 1999

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)
Reference: Lindsay et al. 1999

Isospora spp. of Perez, Vivas, Acosta, and Pech, 1998

Host: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tail deer)
Reference: Perez et al. 1998
Probably pseudoparasites


Host genus Rangifer

Eimeria arctica Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Spartansky, 1939

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1939

Eimeria mayeri Yakimoff, Sokoloff, and Matschoulsky, 1936

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936

Eimeria muehlensi Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Spartansky, 1939

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
Reference: Yakimoff et al.1939

Eimeria (?) polaris Yakimoff, 1935 nomen nudum

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
References: Yakimoff 1935; Yakimoff & Sokoloff 1935
Sporulated oocysts were never reported.

Eimeria tarandina Yakimoff, Sokoloff, and Matschoulsky, 1936

Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936

Isospora rangiferis Yakimoff, Matschoulsky, & Spartansky, 1937

Synonym: Isospora sp. of Yakimoff, Sokoloff, & Matschoulsky, 1936
Host: Rangifer tarandus (Reindeer)
Reference: Yakimoff et al. 1936, 1937




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