Slapeta Jan R, Modrý David, Ashe James, Koudela Bretislav
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2003 Mar;50(1):23-30. doi: 10.14411/fp.2003.004.
Parasitological examination of faeces of 26 snakes kept in Bio-Ken Snake Farm, Watamu, Kenya revealed new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 in Telescopus semiannulatus Smith, 1849. Oocysts of Eimeria arabukosokokensis sp. n. are cylindrical 26.8 (25-29) x 15.1 (14-16) microm with smooth, bilayered oocyst wall and a single polar granule. The broadly ellipsoidal sporocysts average 9.3 (8.5-10) x 7.1 (6.5-7.5) microm and possess single-layered wall composed of two plates joined by longitudinal suture. Caryospora cf. regentensis Daszak et Ball, 2001 is reported from Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith, 1849) and two additional forms of Caryospora Léger, 1904 are reported and morphologically characterised from a single specimen of Psammophis orientalis Broadley, 1977. Systematic status of Caryospora spp. in sub-Saharan Psammophis Boie, 1827 is discusses and all species reported by various authors to date are suggested to be treated as species inquirendae until more detailed data on these parasites and their hosts are available.
对肯尼亚瓦塔木生物肯蛇园饲养的26条蛇的粪便进行寄生虫学检查，在1849年的半环望远镜蛇（Telescopus semiannulatus Smith）中发现了1875年的艾美球虫属（Eimeria Schneider）新物种。阿拉伯库索科科艾美球虫（Eimeria arabukosokokensis sp. n.）的卵囊呈圆柱形，大小为26.8（25 - 29）×15.1（14 - 16）微米，卵囊壁光滑、双层，有一个极粒。宽椭圆形的子孢子囊平均大小为9.3（8.5 - 10）×7.1（6.5 - 7.5）微米，具有由两块通过纵向缝线连接的板组成的单层壁。据报道，在1849年的狭吻眼镜蛇（Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith)）中发现了疑似2001年达扎克和鲍尔报道的摄政卡里孢子虫（Caryospora cf. regentensis Daszak et Ball），并且从1977年的东方沙蟒（Psammophis orientalis Broadley）的单个标本中报道并形态学特征化了另外两种1904年的卡里孢子虫属（Caryospora Léger）形态。讨论了撒哈拉以南1827年的沙蟒属（Psammophis Boie）中卡里孢子虫属物种的系统地位，建议在获得关于这些寄生虫及其宿主的更详细数据之前，将各作者迄今报道的所有物种视为待定物种。
