Eimeria bufomarini is a species of coccidium, known to infect the epithelial cells of the intestines of Brazilian cane toads.
Eimeria bufomarini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Eimeriidae |
Genus: | Eimeria |
Species: | E. bufomarini
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Binomial name | |
Eimeria bufomarini Paperna & Lainson, 1995
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References
edit- Duszynski, Donald W.; Matthew G. Bolek & Steve J. Upton (2007-12-21). "Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of amphibians of the world". Zootaxa. 1667: 22–23.
- Paperna, L.; Lainson, R. (1995). "Life history and ultrastructure of Eimeria bufomarini n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of the giant toad, Bufo marinus (Amphibia: Anura) from Amazonian Brazil". Parasite. 2 (2): 141–148. doi:10.1051/parasite/1995022141. ISSN 1252-607X.