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Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Insectivores
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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FAMILY: Erinaceidae (moonrats, gymnures, hedgehogs)
FAMILY: Soricidae (shrews)
Eimeria blarinae Todd, French, & Levine, 1986
Eimeria longirostris Hertel & Duszynski, 1987
Host: Sorex araneus (Eurasian common shrew)
References: Golemansky 1978, 1979
Host: Sorex araneus (Eurasian common shrew)
References: Golemansky & Yankova 1973
FAMILY: Talpidae (moles, shrew moles)
FAMILY: Tenrecidae (tenrecs, Madagascar hedgehogs)
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