Eimeriidae of the herbivorous mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi Nehring.

A survey of 41 herbivorous mole-rats, Spalax ehrenbergi Nehring, in Urfa, Adiyaman, and Maras provinces of Turkey revealed 7 new species of Eimeria in addition to previously described Eimeriidae. The shape, average dimensions (in microgram) of their oocysts, and the numbers of hosts and from which the new species were isolated were as follows: Eimeria urfensis sp. n., ellipsoidal (33 x 21), from 8 hosts; Eimeria adiyamanensis sp. n., ovoid to ellipsoidal (33 x 18), from 6 hosts; Eimeria haranica sp. n., elongate ovoid (37 x 20), from 22 rats; Eimeria marasensis sp. n., ellipsoidal (36 x 18), from 2 rats; Eimeria oytuni sp. n., pear-shaped (24 x 17), from 2 hosts; Eimeria celebii sp. n., ellipsoidal (16 x 9), from 1 rat; and Eimeria torosicum sp. n., spherical to subspherical (11 x 10), from 2 animals.