The round stingray, Urolophus halleri (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae), as a host for Eimeria chollaensis sp.nov. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae)
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Eimeria chollaensis sp.nov. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is described from the contents of the spiral valve of the round stingray, Urolophus halleri Cooper (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae), from the Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico. Oocysts are ovoid, 13.3 × 9.7 (11.2–16.0 × 8.0–10.8) μm, with a smooth, thin, single-layered wall. Micropyle, polar granule, and oocyst residuum are absent. Sporocysts are ovoid, 8.9 × 4.9 (8.0–10.0 × 4.2–5.6) μm, and possess a Stieda body but no substieda body. Sporozoites are elongate, with numerous transverse striations anteriorly and a single, ovoid refractile body. The sporocyst residuum consists of a compact spherical mass 2.5 (2.0–3.4) μm in diameter.
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