Observations on an Eimeria sp. (Apicomplexa) from the green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788) (Coraciiformes) in Southeastern Brazil: an example of how the ecological aspects of the host can be essential for the identification of its coccidians
2022
Andrade, Lucas de Assis Silva | Genovez-Oliveira, Jhon Lennon | Oliveira, Mariana de Souza | de Mello, Ericson Ramos | Cardozo, Sergian Vianna | de Oliveira, Águida Aparecida | de Lima, Viviane Moreira | Ferreira, Ildemar | Berto, Bruno Pereira
Parasitism in kingfishers is very little reported and predominantly related to hemoparasites, helminths, and ectoparasites. The present study provided a morphological and genotypic study of an Eimeria sp. recovered from a green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788) captured in the Marambaia Island, on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil. The coccidial density, some morphological aspects of its oocysts, the molecular results, and, mainly, the ecological niche of C. americana in the mangrove of the Marambaia Island suggest that this coccidian species is a pseudoparasite.
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