''Eimeria fraterculae'' is a species of
alveolates belonging to the family
Eimeriidae. It causes
renal coccidiosis in the Atlantic puffin (''
Fratercula arctica
The Atlantic puffin ('), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin is found in the northeastern P ...
'').
Apart from its host-specificity, this
coccidium can be recognised by the subspherical
oocytes with unusually thick walls appearing distinctly greenish in colour.
Coccidiosis caused by this
parasite appears to be mild and nonfatal.
References
Conoidasida
Species described in 1986
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