Eimeria acervulina

Species of single-celled organism

Eimeria acervulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species:
E. acervulina
Binomial name
Eimeria acervulina
Tyzzer, 1929[1]

Eimeria acervulina is a species of Eimeria that causes coccidiosis in poultry worldwide.[2] Affected birds tend to appear depressed with reduced appetite, diarrhea, and depigmentation.[2] Diagnosis is made by necropsy based on lesions in the upper third of the small intestine, and the appearance of white or grey striations along the intestinal mucosa.[2] Scrapings of the mucosa from diseased birds can reveal oocysts.

References

  1. ^ Kheysin YM (1972). Todd KS (ed.). Life Cycles of Coccidia of Domestic Animals (1 ed.). Elsevier. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9781483193960. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Coccidiosis, Upper Intestinal, E acervulina". The Poultry Site. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Eimeria acervulina
  • Wikidata: Q652074
  • AFD: Eimeria_acervulina
  • EoL: 5006014
  • GBIF: 8470749
  • iNaturalist: 460441
  • NCBI: 5801
  • NZOR: ebb70fea-9579-4fb6-903a-18c3eddc7f95
  • Open Tree of Life: 775248


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