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.

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]

References

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  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.