Eimeria zarudnyi n. Sp. (apicomplexa : eimeriidae)‎ from the amphisbaenid lizard, diplometopon zarudnyi, in Saudi Arabia

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Eimeria zarudnyi is described from the gall bladder of the Amphisbaena lizards, (Diplolllctopon zarudnyi) collected from Al - Thumamah, central region, Saudi Arabia.

Speculated oocysts of this coccidian are ellipsoid, 27.4 X 22.1 (25.1-31.5 X 18.8-24.2).

lm, with smooth brownish - yellow bilayered wall.

Micropyle, polar body and oocyst residuum are absent.

Sporocysts are boat- shaped, 11.2 X 7 .1 (10.6 - 12.3 X 6.5 - 8.0).

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The sporocyst residuum is present, the Stieda and substieda bodies are lacking.

Sporozoites are banana- shaped, broad at the posterior end and slightly tapered anteriorly, each with one refractile globule at its broad end.