Coccidia (Eimeria and Isospora) of Chelonia

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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Family: Cheloniidae

  1. Eimeria caretta Upton, Odell, and Walsh, 1990
    1. Host: Caretta caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle)
    2. Reference: Upton et al. 1990


Family: Chelydridae

  1. Eimeria chelydrae Ernst, Stewart, Sampson, and Fincher, 1969
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. A of McAllister, 1989
    2. Host: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turle)
    3. References: Ernst et al. 1969; McAllister 1989; McAllister et al. 1990b, 1994

  2. Eimeria filamentifera Wacha and Christiansen, 1979
    1. Host: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle)
    2. References: McAllister et al. 1990b, 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1979

  3. Eimeria harlani Upton, McAllister, and Trauth, 1992
    1. Host: Macroclemys temminckii (Alligator snapping turtle)
    2. References: McAllister et al. 1994; Upton et al. 1992

  4. Eimeria mitraria (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Doflein, 1909
    1. Synonym: Coccidium mitrarium Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
    2. Hosts: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle), Chinemys reevesii (Reeve's turtle), Chrysemys picta belli(Western painted turtle), Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle), Graptemys geographica (Common map turtle), Graptemys pseudogeographica (False map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Spooner's mud turtle), Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter), Tracemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: Deeds and Jahn 1939; Doflein 1909; Laveran and Mesnil 1902; McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1991; Wacha and Christiansen 1974b, 1976, 1980

  5. Eimeria serpentina McAllister, Upton, and Trauth, 1990
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. B of McAllister, 1989
    2. Synonym: Eimeria sp. 1 of Wacha and Christiansen, 1980
    3. Host: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle)
    4. References: McAllister 1989; McAllister et al. 1990b, 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1980

  6. Isospora chelydrae McAllister, Upton, and Trauth, 1990
    1. Synonym: Eimeria mitraria (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Doflein, 1909 of Wacha and Christiansen, 1980, pro parte
    2. Host: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle)
    3. References: McAllister et al. 1990b, 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1980


Family: Emydidae

  1. Eimeria carri Ernst and Forrester, 1973
    1. Synonym: Eimeria ornata McAllister and Upton 1989
    2. Hosts: Terrapene carolina carolina (Eastern box turtle), Terrapene ornata ornata (Ornate box turtle)
    3. References: Ernst and Forrester 1973; McAllister and Upton 1989

  2. Eimeria chrysemydis Deeds and Jahn, 1939
    1. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: Deeds and Jahn 1939; McAllister and Upton 1988; McAllister et al. 1991, 1994, 1995; Wacha and Christiansen 1974b, 1976

  3. Eimeria cooteri McAllister and Upton, 1989
    1. Host: Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1989; McAllister et al. 1994

  4. Eimeria delagei (Labbe, 1893) Reichenow, 1921
    1. Synonym: Coccidium delagei Labbe, 1893
    2. Host: Emys orbicularis (=Cistudo europaea) (European pond turtle)
    3. References: Labbe 1893; Ovezmukhammedov 1978; Reichenow 1921

  5. Eimeria graptemydos Wacha and Christiensen, 1979
    1. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Graptemys geographica (Map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turltle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1991, 1994, 1995; Wacha and Christiansen, 1976

  6. Eimeria juniataensis Pluto and Rothenbacher, 1976
    1. Host: Graptemys geographica (Map turtle)
    2. Reference: Pluto and Rothenbacher 1976

  7. Eimeria lecontei Upton, McAllister, and Garrett, 1995
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of McAllister, Upton, and Trauth, 1994
    2. Host: Clemmys insculpta (Wood turtle)
    3. References: McAllister et al. 1994; Upton et al. 1995

  8. Eimeria lutotestudinis Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Hosts: Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Spooner's mud turtle), Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1991, 1994; Wacha and Chistiansen 1976

  9. Eimeria marginata (Deeds and Jahn, 1939) Pellerdy, 1974
    1. Synonym: Eimeria delagei marginata Deeds and Jahn, 1939
    2. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys geographica (Map turtle), Graptemys pseudogeographica (False map turtle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: Deeds and Jahn 1939; McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994; Pellerdy 1974; Wacha and Christiansen 1974b, 1976

  10. Eimeria megalostiedai Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Host: Clemmys insculpta (Wood turtle)
    2. Reference: Wacha and Christiansen 1976

  11. Eimeria mitraria (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Doflein, 1909
    1. Synonym: Coccidium mitrarium Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
    2. Hosts: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle), Chinemys reevesii (Reeve's turtle), Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle), Graptemys geographica (Map turtle), Graptemys pseudogeographica (False map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Spooner's mud turtle), Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter), Tracemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: Deeds and Jahn 1939; Doflein 1909; Laveran and Mesnil 1902; McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1974b, 1976, 1980

  12. Eimeria pseudemydis Lainson, 1968
    1. Hosts: Pseudemys ornata (Ornate cooter)
    2. References: Lainson 1968

  13. Eimeria pseudogeographica Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Graptemys pseudogeographica (False map turtle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1991, 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1976

  14. Eimeria scriptae Sampson and Ernst, 1969
    1. Host: Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988; McAllister et al. 1994; Sampson and Ernst 1969

  15. Eimeria sp. of Bone, 1975 vide Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Host: Graptemys barbouri (Barbour's map turtle)
    2. Reference: Wacha and Christiansen 1976

  16. Eimeria sp. of Bone, 1975
    1. Synonym: Eimeria pseudomydis of Bone, 1975 and various authors
    2. Hosts: Clemmys insculpta (Wood turtle), Pseudemys texaana (Texas river cooter), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: Bone 1975; McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994, 1995
    4. Remarks: This is a species distinct from that reported by Lainson (1968). See McAllister et al. (1994)

  17. Eimeria sp. of Modry, 1998
    1. Host: Heosemys spinosa (Spiny turtle)
    2. Reference: Modry 1988

  18. Eimeria sp. of Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Host: Graptemys geographica (Map turtle)
    2. Reference: Wacha and Christiansen 1976

  19. Eimeria somervellensis McAllister and Upton, 1992
    1. Host: Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1992; McAllister et al. 1994

  20. Eimeria sp. 2 of Wacha and Christiansen, 1980
    1. Host: Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle)
    2. Reference: Wacha and Christiansen 1980

  21. Eimeria stylosa McAllister and Upton, 1989
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of McAllister and Upton, 1988
    2. Hosts: Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994, 1995

  22. Eimeria texana McAllister and Upton, 1989
    1. Host: Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1989; McAllister et al. 1994

  23. Eimeria trachemydis McAllister and Upton, 1988
    1. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1991, 1994, 1995


Family: Kinosternidae

All coccidia known from this family are shared with some members in the closely related family Emydidae

  1. Eimeria graptemydos Wacha and Christiensen, 1979
    1. Hosts: Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Graptemys caglei (Map turtle), Graptemys geographica (Map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Trachemys gaigeae (Big Bend slider), T. scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994, 1995; Wacha and Christiansen, 1976

  2. Eimeria lutotestudinis Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Hosts: (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Spooner's mud turtle), Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    2. References: McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994; Wacha and Chistiansen 1976

  3. Eimeria mitraria (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Doflein, 1909
    1. Synonym: Coccidium mitrarium Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
    2. Hosts: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Common snapping turtle), Chinemys reevesii (Reeve's turtle), Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle), Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle), Graptemys geographica (Map turtle), Graptemys pseudogeographica (Map turtle), Graptemys versa (Map turtle), Kinosternon flavescens flavescens (Yellow mud turtle), Kinosternon flavescens spooneri (Spooner's mud turtle), Pseudemys texana (Texas river cooter), Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)
    3. References: Deeds and Jahn 1939; Doflein 1909; Laveran and Mesnil 1902; McAllister and Upton 1988, 1989; McAllister et al. 1994; Wacha and Christiansen 1974b, 1976, 1980


Family: Pelomedusidae

  1. Eimeria lagunculata Lainson, Costa, and Shaw, 1990
    1. Host: Podocnemis expansa (Arrau turtle)
    2. Reference: Lainson et al. 1990

  2. Eimeria mammiformis Lainson, Costa, and Shaw, 1990
    1. Host: Podocnemis expansa (Arrau turtle), Podocnemis sp.
    2. References: Lainson et al. 1990; Modry 1988

  3. Eimeria peltocephali Lainson and Naiff, 1998
    1. Host: Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Big-headed sideneck turtle)
    2. Reference: Lainson and Naiff 1998

  4. Eimeria podocnemis Lainson, Costa, and Shaw, 1990
    1. Host: Podocnemis expansa (Arrau turtle)
    2. Reference: Lainson et al. 1990


Family: Testudinidae

  1. Eimeria brodeni Cerruti, 1930
    1. Host: Testudo graeca (Spur-thighed tortoise)
    2. Reference: Cerruti 1930

  2. Eimeria geochelona Couch, Stone, Duszynski, Snell, and Snell, 1996
    1. Host: Geochelone nigra (Giant land tortoise)
    2. Reference: Couch et al. 1996

  3. Eimeria jaboti Carini, 1942
    1. Host: Geochelone denticulata (syn. Testudo tabulata) (Jaboti)
    2. Reference: Carini 1942

  4. Eimeria paynei Ernst, Fincher, and Stewart, 1971
    1. Host: Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher tortoise)
    2. Reference: Ernst et al. 1971

  5. Eimeria sp. of Lainson, Costa, and Shaw, 1990
    1. Synonym: Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa, and Shaw, 1990, nomen preocc.
    2. non Eimeria carinii of Pinto, 1928
    3. Host: Geochelone denticulata (Jaboti)
    4. Reference: Lainson et al. 1990

  6. Isospora testudae Davronov, 1985
    1. Host: Testudo horsfieldi (Horsfield's tortoise)
    2. Reference: Davronov 1985


Family: Trionychidae

  1. Eimeria amydae Roudabush, 1937
    1. Hosts: Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Western spiny softshell), Apalone spinifera pallidus (Pallid spiny softshell turtle)
    2. References: Roudabush 1937; McAllister et al. 1990a; Wacha and Christiansen 1976

  2. Eimeria apaloneMcAllister, Upton, and McCaskill, 1990
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera pallidus (Pallid spiny softshell turtle)
    2. Reference: McAllister et al. 1990a

  3. Eimeria dericksoni Roudabush, 1937
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Western spiny softshell)
    2. References: Roudabush 1937; McAllister et al. 1990a; Wacha and Christiansen 1976, 1977

  4. Eimeria innominata Kar, 1944
    1. Host: Lissemys punctata (Indian flapshell turtle)
    2. Reference: Kar 1944

  5. Eimeria irregularis Kar, 1944
    1. Host: Lissemys punctata (Indian flapshell turtle)
    2. Reference: Kar 1944

  6. Eimeria koormae Das Gupta, 1938
    1. Synonym: Eimeria boormae Deeds and Jahn, 1939, lapsus
    2. Host: Lissemys punctata (Indian flapshell turtle)
    3. References: Das Gupta 1938; Deeds and Jahn 1939

  7. Eimeria legeri (Simond, 1901) Reichenow, 1921
    1. Synonym: Coccidium legeri Simond, 1901
    2. Homonym: Eimeria legeri Stankovitch, 1920, now Eimeria stankovitchi (Stankovitch, 1920) Pinto, 1928
    3. Host: Lissemys punctata granosa (Flapshell turtle)
    4. Reference: Reichenow 1921; Simond 1901

  8. Eimeria mascoutini Wacha and Christiansen, 1976
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Western spiny softshell)
    2. References: McAllister et al. 1990a; Wacha and Christiansen 1976, 1977

  9. Eimeria pallidus McAllister, Upton, and McCaskill, 1990
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera pallidus (Pallid spiny softshell turtle)
    2. Reference: McAllister et al. 1990a

  10. Eimeria spinifera McAllister, Upton, and McCaskill, 1990
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera pallidus (Pallid spiny softshell turtle)
    2. Reference: McAllister et al. 1990a

  11. Eimeria triangularis Chakravarty and Kar, 1943
    1. Host: Aspideretes gangeticus (Indian softshell turtle)
    2. Reference: Chakravarty and Kar 1943

  12. Eimeria trionyxae Chakravarty and Kar, 1943
    1. Host: Aspideretes gangeticus (Indian softshell turtle)
    2. Reference: Chakravarty and Kar 1943

  13. Eimeria vesticostieda Wacha and Christiansen, 1977
    1. Host: Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Western spiny softshell)
    2. Reference: Wacha and Christiansen 1977


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