McAllister Chris T, Duszynski Donald W, Fisher Robert N, Austin Christopher C
Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2014 Jun;61(3):195-200. doi: 10.14411/fp.2014.018.
Between September and November 1991, 12 Owen Stanley skinks, Papuascincus stanleyanus (Booulenger) were collected from various localities on Papua New Guinea and examined for coccidians. Six (50%) were found to harbour four eimerians that we describe here as new. Oocysts of Eimeria burseyi sp. n. were elongate to ellipsoidal with a bilayered wall and measured (length x width, L x W) 36.0 x 24.0 microm, with a L/W ratio of 1.5. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria goldbergi sp. n. were ellipsoidal, with a bilayered wall, and measured 21.4 x 16.1 microm; L/W ratio was 1.3. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but a single or fragmented polar granule was present. Oocysts of Eimeria boulengeri sp. n. were spheroidal to slightly subspheroidal, with a thin, single-layered wall that readily collapses, and measured 16.0 microm, L/W ratio was 1.0. Both micropyle and oocyst residuum were absent, but usually one (sometimes two) polar granule(s) were present. Oocysts of Eimeria niuginiensis sp. n. were oblong to tapered with a bilayered wall, and measured 20.0 x 13.1 microm; L/W ratio was 1.5. A micropyle, oocyst residuum and polar granule were absent. To our knowledge, these represent the only coccidians ever described from P. stanleyanus.
1991年9月至11月间，从巴布亚新几内亚的不同地点采集了12只欧文斯坦利石龙子（Papuascincus stanleyanus，布伦格），并对其进行球虫检查。发现其中6只（50%）携带有4种艾美耳球虫，我们在此将其描述为新种。伯西艾美耳球虫（Eimeria burseyi sp. n.）的卵囊呈长形至椭圆形，壁为双层，大小为（长×宽，L×W）36.0×24.0微米，长宽比为1.5。卵孔和卵囊残体均缺失，但有一个极粒。戈德伯格艾美耳球虫（Eimeria goldbergi sp. n.）的卵囊为椭圆形，壁为双层，大小为21.4×16.1微米；长宽比为1.3。卵孔和卵囊残体均缺失，但有单个或破碎的极粒。布伦格艾美耳球虫（Eimeria boulengeri sp. n.）的卵囊呈球形至略呈亚球形，壁薄，单层，易塌陷大小为16.0微米，长宽比为1.0。卵孔和卵囊残体均缺失，但通常有一个（有时两个）极粒。新几内亚艾美耳球虫（Eimeria niuginiensis sp. n.）的卵囊呈长方形至锥形，壁为双层，大小为20.0×13.1微米；长宽比为1.5。卵孔、卵囊残体和极粒均缺失。据我们所知，这些是从斯坦利石龙子中描述过的仅有的球虫。
