species
host/habitat
oocyst
size
(µm)
X x Y range
(µm)
X x Y range
prepatent
period
(days)
(days)
pathogenicity
Eimeria
bovis
cattle/ posterior small intestine
23-34
x 17-23
18-21
yes
Eimeria
auburnensis
cattle/small
intestine
36-42
x 19-26
17-18
yes
Eimeria
zuernii
cattle/small
intestine
16-20
x 15-18
16-19
yes
Eimeria
faurei
sheep/small intestine
22-33
x 19-24
14-15
yes
Eimeria
intricata
sheep/small
intestine, cecum
40-56
x 30-41
20-27
yes
Eimeria
ovina
sheep/small
intestine
23-36
x 16-24
19
yes
Eimeria
ovinoidalis
sheep/colon
17-25
x 13-20
10-15
yes
Eimeria
arloingi
goats/intestinal crypts
25-33
x 16-21
20
yes
Eimeria
ninakohlyakimovae
goats/intestinal
crypts
16-28
x 14-23
11-17
yes
Eimeria
christenseni
goats/small
intestine
34-41
x 23-38
?
yes
Eimeria
scabra
pig/small intestine
25-45
x 17-28
8-9
yes
Eimeria
suis
pig/small
intestine
13-20
x 11-15
10
yes
Eimeria
intestinalis
rabbit/cecum, colon
23-32
x 15-20
10
yes
Eimeria
perforans
rabbit/small
intestine
16-28
x 12-16
6
yes
Eimeria
stiedai
rabbit/
bile ducts
bile ducts
26-40
x 16-25
6-7
yes
Eimeria
tenella
chicken/cecum
23
x 19
mean
mean
6
yes
Eimeria
maxima
chicken/small
intestine
30
x 20
mean
mean
5
yes
Eimeria
necatrix
chicken/small
intestine
22
x 17
mean
mean
6
yes
Eimeria
praecox
chicken/small
intestine
21
x 17
mean
mean
4
yes
Eimeria
danilovi
ducks/small intestine
19-22
x 11-14
8
yes
Eimeria
adenoides
turkey/colon, cecum
20
x 17
mean
mean
5
yes
Eimeria
meleagrimitis
turkey/small
intestine
20
x 17
mean
mean
5
yes
