| parasites of the squirrel sciurus spadiceus (rodentia: sciuridae) from amazonian brasil, with particular reference to eimeria damnosa n. sp. (apicompiexa: eimeriidae). | a description is given of the mature oocysts and endogenous stages of eimeria damnosa n. sp. from the small intestine of the red squirrel, sciurus spadiceus, from the state of acre, north brazil. ten of 12 animals examined were infected. oocysts ovoid to ellipsoidal, occasionally cylindrical but not with parallel sides, 30.2 x 20.0 microm (18.0 x 15.0-40.2 x 30.0), shape-index (ratio length/width) 1.5 (1.3-1.8), n = 40. oocyst wall smooth, colourless, with no micropyle, apparently of a single la ... | 2005 | 16402562 |