McAllister C T, Stuart J N, Upton S J
Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas 75134-3799, USA.
J Parasitol. 1995 Oct;81(5):804-5.
Twenty-nine Big Bend sliders Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg, 1934) were collected from Socorro County, New Mexico, and their feces examined for coccidial parasites. Three (10%) of the turtles were found to be infected with at least 1 coccidian. Seven Eimeria spp. (E. chrysemydis, E. graptemydos, E. marginata, E. pseudemydis, E. pseudogeographica, E. stylosa, and E. trachemydis) were harbored by T. gaigeae. All represent new host and distributional records for these previously described coccidians. In addition, a single sympatric western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) harbored E. chrysemydis, E. graptemydos, and E. trachemydis. The latter coccidian is reported for the first time from C. picta bellii.
从新墨西哥州索科罗县采集了29只大弯彩龟（Trachemys gaigeae，哈特韦格，1934年），并对它们的粪便进行了球虫寄生虫检查。发现其中三只（10%）海龟至少感染了一种球虫。大弯彩龟体内有七种艾美耳属球虫（金氏艾美耳球虫、地图龟艾美耳球虫、边缘艾美耳球虫、伪龟艾美耳球虫、伪地理艾美耳球虫、柱状艾美耳球虫和彩龟艾美耳球虫）。所有这些都代表了这些先前描述的球虫新的宿主和分布记录。此外，一只同域分布的西部锦龟（Chrysemys picta bellii）体内有金氏艾美耳球虫、地图龟艾美耳球虫和彩龟艾美耳球虫。后一种球虫首次从西部锦龟中报道。
