| isospora anthochaerae n. sp. (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from a red wattlebird (anthochaera carunculata) (passeriformes: meliphagidae) in western australia. | a new species, isospora anthochaerae n. sp. is described from a red wattlebird (anthochaera carunculata). sporulated oocysts (n=37) are subspherical, with smooth colourless to pale brown bilayered oocyst wall, 0.8 μm thick (outer layer 0·6 μm, inner 0.2 μm thick). oocyst with 2 spheroidal to subspheroidal sporocysts. oocyst length, 23.4 μm (20.0-26.0); oocyst width, 20.7 μm (19.0-22.0); oocyst length/width (l/w) ratio, 1.1. micropyle, oocyst residuum and polar granule are absent. sporocysts with ... | 2014 | 24602873 |