| eimeria peltocephali n. sp., (apicomplexa:eimeriidae) from the freshwater turtle peltocephalus dumerilianus (chelonia:pelomusidae) and eimeria molossi n. sp., from the bat, molossus ater (mammalia:chiroptera). | the oocyst is described of eimeria peltocephali n.sp. from faeces of the freshwater turtle peltocephalus dumerilianus from barcelos, state of amazonas, brazil. sporulation is exogenous and fully developed oocysts are elongate, ellipsoidal or cylindrical, frequently curved to a banana-shape, 54.4 x 19.1 (37.5-68.7 x 18.7-20.0 microns), shape-index 2.8 (1.8-3.9). the oocyst wall is a single thin, colourless layer about 1 micron thick, with no micropyle. there is a bulky oocyst residuum, at first s ... | 2013 | 9698847 |