McAllister Chris T, Duszynski Donald W, Austin Christopher C, Fisher Robert N
Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745.
J Parasitol. 2013 Dec;99(6):1086-8. doi: 10.1645/13-276.1. Epub 2013 Aug 28.
Between September 1991 and March 1993, 25 moth skinks (Lipinia noctua) were collected from various localities on the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Vanuatu and examined for coccidians. In addition, a single Roux's lipinia skink (Lipinia rouxi) was collected from PNG and examined for coccidia. Sixteen (64%) L. noctua were found to harbor 2 new eimerians, and L. rouxi harbored another new Eimeria sp. Oocysts of Eimeria lipinia n. sp. from 9 (36%) L. noctua from the Cook Islands, Fiji, and PNG were subspherical with a bilayered wall and measured (L × W) 18.6 × 16.9 μm, with a L/W ratio of 1.1. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria melanesia n. sp. from 6 (24%) L. noctua from Fiji and Vanuatu and a single L. rouxi from PNG were subspherical to ellipsoidal with a bilayered wall and measured 19.8 × 17.5 μm, and L/W was 1.1. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a single or fragmented polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria lessoni n. sp. from 1 (4%) L. noctua from PNG were cylindroidal with a bilayered wall and measured 28.1 × 15.7 μm, and L/W was 1.8. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a single polar granule was present. These represent the third report of Eimeria spp. reported from any host on PNG and the only coccidians, to our knowledge, ever described from L. noctua and L. rouxi and from the Cook Islands and Vanuatu.
1991年9月至1993年3月期间，从库克群岛、斐济、巴布亚新几内亚（PNG）和瓦努阿图的不同地点收集了25只蛾蜥（Lipinia noctua），并对其进行球虫检查。此外，从巴布亚新几内亚收集了一只鲁氏唇蜥（Lipinia rouxi），并对其进行球虫检查。发现16只（64%）夜蛾蜥体内携带有2种新艾美球虫，鲁氏唇蜥体内携带有另一种新艾美球虫。来自库克群岛、斐济和巴布亚新几内亚的9只（36%）夜蛾蜥体内的新种利氏艾美球虫（Eimeria lipinia n. sp.）卵囊呈亚球形，壁为双层，大小为（长×宽）18.6×16.9μm，长宽比为1.1。卵膜孔和卵囊残体均不存在，但有一个极粒。来自斐济和瓦努阿图的6只（24%）夜蛾蜥以及来自巴布亚新几内亚的一只鲁氏唇蜥体内的新种美拉尼西亚艾美球虫（Eimeria melanesia n. sp.）卵囊呈亚球形至椭圆形，壁为双层，大小为19.8×17.5μm，长宽比为1.1。卵膜孔和卵囊残体均不存在，但有一个单个或破碎的极粒。来自巴布亚新几内亚的1只（4%）夜蛾蜥体内的新种莱氏艾美球虫（Eimeria lessoni n. sp.）卵囊呈圆柱形，壁为双层，大小为28.1×15.7μm，长宽比为1.8。卵膜孔和卵囊残体均不存在，但有一个单个极粒。这些是关于巴布亚新几内亚任何宿主上新发现的艾美球虫属的第三次报告，据我们所知，也是首次从夜蛾蜥、鲁氏唇蜥以及库克群岛和瓦努阿图描述的球虫。
