Coccidia (Eimeriidae) of Cypriniformes (cyprinids)

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski and Lee Couch
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
and
Steve J. Upton
Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Supported by NSF-PEET DEB 9521687

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Updated: 23 April 2003
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NOTE: Our ability to differentiate species remains predominately morphologic and depends heavily on the experience of the investigator. Numerous descriptions have been written by individuals new to the field, and because differentiating coccidia is often difficult even for experienced coccidial biologists it seems likely that a number of the coccidia listed below represent synonyms. We have made little attempt to synonymize any of the species below at this point; perhaps in time after we have completed entering the raw data.

Also, our taxonomy of the coccidia is highly conservative and we consider generic designations based on sporocyst structure or site of infection to be synonyms of the genus Eimeria (i.e. the genus Goussia). However, many individuals do not agree with this concept and, thus, we have refrained from renaming any species originally described as other genera. The web is simply not a forum for this. Instead, for species described as other genera and where no one has previously recombined the name, we have listed the coccidian as Eimeria sp., with the original name listed as a synonym.


    FAMILY: Balitoridae (River loaches)

  1. Eimeria patuszkoi Jastrzebski, 1982
    1. Host: Barbatula barbatula (syn. Nemachilus barbatulus) (Stone loach)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Jastrzebski 1982; 1984a


    FAMILY: Catostomidae (Suckers)

  2. Eimeria catostomi Molnar and Hanek, 1974
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. 1 (?) of Molnar, Hanek, and Fernando, 1974 pro parte
    2. Hosts: Catostomus commersoni (White sucker), Hypentelium nigricans (Northern hog sucker)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Molnar and Hanek 1974; Molnar et al. 1974

  3. Eimeria fernandoae Molnar and Hanek, 1974
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. 1 (?) of Molnar, Hanek, and Fernando, 1974 pro parte
    2. Hosts: Catostomus commersoni (White sucker), Hypentelium nigricans (Northern hog sucker)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Molnar and Hanek 1974; Molnar et al. 1974


    FAMILY: Cobitididae (Loaches)

  4. Eimeria cobitis Stankovitch, 1923
    1. Host: Cobitis taenia (Spined loach)
    2. Site of infection: Liver
    3. References: Stankovitch 1923; Shulman and Shtein 1962

  5. Eimeria huanggangensis Su and Chen, 1987
    1. Host: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental weatherfish)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Su and Chen 1987

  6. Eimeria misgurni Stankovitch, 1923
    1. Host: Cobitis taenia (Spined loach), Misgurnus fossilis (Weatherfish)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Schulman and Shtein 1962; Stankovitch 1923; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  7. Eimeria muraiae Molnar, 1978
    1. Host: Misgurnus fossilis (Weatherfish)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Molnar 1978

  8. Eimeria orientalis Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental weatherfish)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  9. Eimeria sp of Kulakovskaya, 1960
    1. Host: Cobitis taenia (Spined loach)
    2. Site of infection: No information provided
    3. Reference: Kulakovskaya 1960

  10. Eimeria sp. of Molnar, 1978
    1. Host: Misgurnus fossilis (Weatherfish)
    2. Site of infection: Gall bladder, intestine
    3. Reference: Molnar 1978


    FAMILY: Cyprinidae (Minnows and Carp)

  11. Eimeria alburni (Stankovitch, 1920) Yakimov, 1929
    1. Synonym: Goussia alburni Stankovitch, 1920
    2. Hosts: Gobio gobio (Gudgeon), Rutilus rutilus (Roach), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    3. Site of infection: Adipose tissue surrounding intestine
    4. References: Burgu et al. 1988; Dykova and Lom 1981, 1983; Grupcheva 1983; Grupcheva and Golemansky 1990; Lukes 1990; Stankovitch 1920; Yakimov 1929

  12. Eimeria ambassi Patnaik and Acharya, 1972
    1. Host: Puntius guganio (syn. Barbus ambassis) (a barb)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine (within an abcess in the skin and body cavity communicating with the intestine)
    3. Reference: Patnaik and Acharya 1972

  13. Eimeria amudarinica Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Davronov 1987; Molnar 1996

  14. Eimeria amurensis Achmerov, 1959 in Dogiel and Achmerov, 1959
    1. Host: Pseudorasbora parva (Stone moroko), Sarcochilichtys sinensis (Chinese lake gudgeon)
    2. Site of infection: Liver in the former host; kidney in the latter host
    3. References: Dogiel and Achmerov 1959; Schulman and Shtein 1962
    4. Remarks: It is possible that experimental transmission studies will reveal two distinct species to be involved.

  15. Eimeria aristichthysi Lee and Chen, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Hosts: Aristichthys nobilis (Bighead carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
    2. Site of infection:
    3. Reference: Chen and Li 1973
    4. Remarks: There are a number of species of fish coccidia cited as "Lee and Chen, 1964" in the Asian literature. Unfortunately, the original paper and even original reference have not been located. It appears to us that either the original work was destroyed during the cultural revolution or the original descriptions performed by Lee and Chen in 1964 were only later published from their notes.

  16. Eimeria aurati Hoffman, 1965
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Hoffman 1965; Marquardt and Khalifa 1974

  17. Eimeria barbi Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Barbus capito (Bulatmai barbel)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987; Molnar 1996

  18. Eimeria baueri Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza, 1986
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of Alvarez-Pellitero, Pereira-Bueno, and Gonzalez-Lanza, 1978
    2. Host: Carassius carassius (Crucian carp)
    3. Site of infection: Kidney, spleen, liver, ureter, gall bladder, and heart
    4. References: Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza 1986; Alvarez-Pellitero et al. 1978; Lukes 1990

  19. Eimeria capoetobramae Allamuratov and Iskov, 1970
    1. Synonym: Eimeria saroetobramae Dykova and Lom, 1983, lapsus
    2. Host: Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi (Sharpray)
    3. Site of infection: Kidney
    4. Reference: Allamuratov 1966; Allamuratov and Iskov 1970; Dykova and Lom 1983

  20. Eimeria carassii
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Markevich 1951; Nukerbaeva et al. 1990; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Yakimov and Gousseff 1935

  21. Eimeria carassiusaurati Romero-Rodriguez, 1978
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Lukes 1990; Romero-Rodriguez 1978

  22. Eimeria carpelli Leger and Stankovitch, 1921
    1. Synonym: Eimeria caprelli Izumova, 1977 lapsus
    2. Synonym: Eimeria cyprini Phlen, 1924
    3. Synonym: Eimeria wierzejskii Hofer, 1904
    4. Synonym: Goussia carpelli (Leger and Stankovitch, 1921) Dykova and Lom, 1983
    5. Hosts: Acheilognathus rhombeus (a bitterling), Alburnus alburnus (Bleak), Barbus barbus (Barbel), Carassius auratus (Goldfish), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Carassius cuvieri (a carp), Chondrostoma polylepis (Iberian mace), Cyprinus carpio (Common carp), Gnathopogon strigatus (Manchurian lake gudgeon or minnow), Gobio gobio (Gudgeon), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp), Leucaspius delineatus (Belica), Leuciscus cephalus (Chub), Leuciscus leuciscus (Common dace), Phoxinus phoxinus (Eurasian minnow or elritze), Pseudorasbora parva (Stone moroko), Rutilus rutilus (Roach), Tinca tinca (Tench). Schulman and Shtein (1962) and Dykova and Lom (1983) collectively list three Scorpaeniform hosts of Eimeria carpelli: Cottus kessleri (syn. Paracottus kessleri) (Cottidae - Kessler's or sand sculpin), Batrachocottus baicalensis (Cottocamephoridae - Bighead or Baikal lake sculpin), and Limnocottus eurystomus (syn. Asprocottus megalops) (Abyssocottidae - a deep sea or rough sculpin). It is likely that morphologically similar species simply occur in these these hosts.
    6. Site of infection: Intestine, sometimes gall bladder
    7. References (but certainly not all of them): Akhmerov 1959; Akhmerov and Grapmane 1954; Allamuratov 1966, 1967, 1968; Allamuratov and Butabaeva 1966; Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza 1986a; Alvarez-Pellitero et al. 1978; Burgu et al. 1988; Chen 1984; Chen and Li 1958; Dogiel et al. 1958; Dykova 1980; Dykova and Lom 1981; Ergul 1979; Golemansky et al. 1982; Grabda 1970; Grupcheva 1983, 1984, 1987; Grupcheva and Golemansky 1986, 1990; Grupcheva et al. 1982; Hemmer et al. 1998; Hofer 1904; Hlond and Kozlowski 1975; Ivasik 1956, 1957, 1962, 1968; Ivasik and Karpenko 1967; Ivasik and Kulakovsky 1959; Ivasik and Sutiagin 1966; Izumova 1977; Jastrzebski 1984a; Jendrysek et al. 1994; Jilek and Lucky 1967; Kanaei 1962; Kandilov 1964b; Karpenko and Ivasik 1953; Kent 1984; Kent and Hedrick 1985; Kheisin and Zaika 1957, 1960; Kiskaroly and Tafro 1989; Kocylowski 1960; Kocylowski and Antychowicz 1968; Kocylowski et al. 1976; Kolarova 1989; Korting et al. 1997; Kulakovskaya 1959, 1960; Kulwieciowna 1933; Kurashvili 1975; Leger and Stankovitch 1921; Landsberg 1986; Lom and Dykova 1982b, 1995; Lom et al. 1986, 1991; Lucky 1965; Lucky and Dyk 1964; Lucky et al. 1989; Lukes 1990; Lukes et al. 1991; Malevitskaya 1959; Marincek 1965a, 1973a, 1973b, 1977; Markevich 1951; Mikhailov 1975; Mikhailov and Abdullaeva 1973; Molnar 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1989; Molnar and Pellerdy 1970; Molnar et al. 1984; Musselius 1967; Musselius and Laptev 1967; Musselius and Strelkov 1968; Musselius et al. 1963, 1965; Naumova and Kanaei 1962; Nukerbaeva et al. 1990; Osmanov 1962, 1963, 1964a, 1964b, 1965, 1971; Pastuszko et al. 1984; Plehn 1924; Pliszka 1951; Poliakov and Ivasik 1963; Pugachev 1989; Radulescu and Ilie 1969; Ruziv and Davronov 1985; Schauperclaus 1943; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Schulman and Zaika 1964; Skrochowska 1938; Spiczakow 1935a, 1935b; Stankovitch 1921c; Steinhagen 1991a, 1991b, 1997; Steinhagen and Hespe 1997, 1998; Steinhagen and Kortnig 1988, 1989, 1990a, 1990b; Steinhagen and Rombout 1994; Steinhagen et al. 1989, 1997, 1998; Strelkov 1964; Svobodova and Tesarcik 1973; Tesarcik 1972; Tokumori et al. 1985; Vinnichenko et al. 1971; Vismanis and Peslak 1963; Wierzejski 1898; Yakimoff and Gousseff 1940; Zaika 1965; Zaika and Kheisin 1959a, 1959b; Zawisza 1949; Zmerzlaya 1964a, 1964b, 1964c, 1965, 1966a, 1966b, 1969
    8. Remarks: It is likely that multiple species are represented.

  23. Eimeria castravetsi Moshu, 1992
    1. Host: Cobitis taenia (Spined loach)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Moshu 1992

  24. Eimeria cheissini Schulman and Zaika, 1962 in Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. Synonym: Eimeria cheisini Izumova, 1977 lapsus
    2. Hosts: Gobio gobio (Gudgeon), Hemibarbus labio (Barbel steed), Hemiculter leucisculus (Sharpbelly)
    3. Site of infection: Gall bladder, intestine, peritoneum, swim bladder
    4. References: Davronov 1987; Izumova 1977; Ruziv and Davronov 1985; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  25. Eimeria chenchingensis Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Spleen
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  26. Eimeria cheni (Chen, 1956) Schulman and Zaika, 1962 in Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. Synonym: Eimeria intestinalis of Chen, 1956, nomen preocc.
    2. Hosts: Aristichthys nobilis (Bighead carp), Hypophthalmichthys mollitrix (Silver carp), Mylopharyngodon piceus (Black carp)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Bauer et al. 1969, 1981; Chen 1956a; Chen and Li 1973; Molnar 1971; Musselius 1967, 1969, 1973; Musselius and Laptev 1967; Musselius and Strelkov 1968; Schulman and Shtein 1962

  27. Eimeria coreia Su and Chen, 1991
    1. Host: Coreius heterodon ()
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Su and Chen 1991

  28. Eimeria culteri Lee and Chen, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Host: Culter erythropterus (Predatory carp)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Chen and Li 1973

  29. Eimeria cylindrospora Stankovitch, 1921
    1. Host: Alburnus alburnus (Bleak)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Molnar and Pellerdy 1970; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Stankovitch 1921b, 1921c

  30. Eimeria cyprinorum Stankovitch, 1921
    1. Hosts: Abramis brama (Carp bream), Alburnus alburnus (Bleak), Barbus barbus (Barbel), Leucaspius delineatus (Belica), Rhodeus sericeus (Bitterling), Rutilus rutilus (Roach); Phoxinus phoxinus (Eurasian minnow), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Jastrzebski 1984a; Lukes 1990; Molnar 1989; Molnar and Pellerdy 1970; Osmanov 1971; Stankovitch 1921b, 1921c

  31. Eimeria degiustii Molnar and Fernando, 1974
    1. Synonym: Eimeria spleni Degiusti and Hnath, 1968, nomen nudum
    2. Synonym: Goussia sp. A of Li and Desser, 1985
    3. Synonym: Goussia sp. B of Li and Desser, 1985
    4. Synonym: Goussia degiusti (Molnar and Fernando, 1974) Dykova and Lom, 1983
    5. Hosts: Luxilus cornutus (syn. Notropis cornutus) (Common shiner), Pimephales notatus (Bluntnose minnow), Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow)
    6. Site of infection: Spleen
    7. References: DeGiusti and Hnath 1968; Dykova and Lom 1981, 1983; Hlond and Kozlowski 1975; Li and Desser 1985b; Lom 1971; Margolis and Arthur 1979; Molnar and Fernando 1974; Paterson 1981; Paterson and Desser 1982

  32. Eimeria erythroculteri Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Culter erythropterus (syn. Erythroculter erythropterus) (Spotted steed)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  33. Eimeria haichengensis Chen, 1962 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Synonym: Eimeria haichengensis Chen, 1984
    2. Host: Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Chen 1962, 1984; Chen and Li 1973
    5. Remarks: Chen and Li (1973) originally published a brief description of this coccidian and cited Chen, 1962 as the authority. Later, the same description was publshed with identical line drawings (Chen, 1984). Perhaps it was thought the original material was destroyed in the cultural revolution.

  34. Eimeria hemibarba Su and Chen, 1987
    1. Host: Hemibarbus maculatus (Spotted steed)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Su and Chen 1987

  35. Eimeria hemiculteri Chen and Hsieh, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Host: Hemiculter leucisculus (Sharpbelly)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen and Li 1973

  36. Eimeria hupehensis Chen and Hsieh, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Host: Carrasius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen and Li 1973

  37. Eimeria hybognathi Molnar and Fernando, 1974
    1. Host: Hybognathus hankinsoni (Brassy minnow)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Molnar and Fernando 1974

  38. Eimeria hypophthalmichthys Achmerov, 1959 in Dogiel and Achmerov, 1959
    1. Host: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. References: Chen 1984; Dogiel and Achmerov 1959; Musselius 1967; Nukerbaeva et al. 1990; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Wu et al. 1975

  39. Eimeria iroquoina Molnar and Fernando, 1974
    1. Goussia iroquoina (Molnar and Fernando, 1974) Paterson and Desser, 1984
    2. Hosts: Luxilus cornutus (syn. Notropis cornutus) (Common shiner), Nocomis biguttatus (Hornyhead chub), Notropis herterolepis (Blacknose shiner), Notropis rubellus (Rosyface shiner), Pimephales notatus (Bluntnose minnow), Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow - experimental host), Rhinichthys atratulus (Blacknose dace), Semotilus atromaulatus (Creed chub)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Margolis and Arthur 1979; Molnar and Fernando 1974; Molnar and Hanek 1974; Paterson 1981; Paterson and Desser 1981a, 1981b, 1981c, 1982, 1984

  40. Eimeria leucisci Schulman and Zaika, 1964
    1. Synonym: Eimeria freemani Molnar and Fernando, 1974
    2. Synonym: Eimeria scardinii Pellerdy and Molnar, 1968
    3. Synonym: Eimeria sp. of Alvarez-Pellitero, Pereira-Bueno, and Gonzalez-Lanza, 1978
    4. Synonym: Goussia freemani (Molnar and Fernando, 1974) Lom, Desser, and Dykova, 1989
    5. Synonym: Goussia leucisci (Schulman and Zaika, 1964) Lom, Desser, and Dykova, 1989
    6. Synonym: Goussia scardinii (Pellerdy and Molnar, 1968) Molnar, 1996
    7. Hosts: Abramis brama (Carp bream), Alburnus alburnus (Bleak), Barbus barbus (Barbel), Blicca bjoerkna (White bream), Carassius auratus (Goldfish), Leuciscus cephalus (Chub), Leuciscus lehmani (a minnow), Luxilus cornutus (syn. Notropis cornutus) (Common shiner), Rutilus rutilus (Roach), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    8. Site of infection: Kidney, perhaps gall bladder as well
    9. References: Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza 1986b; Athanassopoulou-Raptopoulou and Vlemmas 1986; Davronov 1987; Jastrzebski 1984a; Kepr 1991; Lom et al. 1989; Lukes 1990, 1993; Molnar 1981, 1984, 1996; Molnar and Fernando 1974; Molnar and Pellerdy 1970; Pellerdy and Molnar 1968; Ruziv and Davronov 1985; Schulman and Zaika 1964; Zaika 1965
    10. Remarks: See Molnar (1996) for discussion concerning synonymy of Eimeria leucisci and Eimeria scardinii.

  41. Eimeria liaohoensis Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  42. Eimeria liaoningensis Chen, 1984
    1. Hosts: Abbottina rivularis (syn. Pseudogobio rivularis) (Chinese false gudgeon), Carassius auratus (Goldfish). Two gudgeons (Perciformes: Eleotridae) were also reported to be infected: Hypseleotris sp. and Hypseleotris swinhonis. These should be regarded dubiously until experimental transmission studies are performed.
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  43. Eimeria macroresidualis Schulman and Zaika, 1962 in Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. Host: Gobio albipinnatus (White-finned gudgeon)
    2. Site of infection: Spleen
    3. References: Jastrzebski 1984a; Pellerdy and Molnar 1968; Schulman and Shtein 1962; van Duijn 1956; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  44. Eimeria metchnikovi (Laveran, 1897) Rechenow, 1921
    1. Synonym: Coccidium metchnikovi Laveran, 1897
    2. Synonym: Eimeria metschnikovi of Molnar, 1981, lapsus
    3. Synonym: Goussia metchnikovi (Laveran, 1897) Dykova and Lom, 1983
    4. Hosts: Gobio albipinnatus (White-finned gudgeon), Gobio gobio (Gudgeon), Gobio kessleri (Kessler's gudgeon), Romanogobio tenuicorpus (syn. Gobio albipinnatus tenuicorpus) (Amur whitefin gudgeon)
    5. Sites of infection: Intestine, kidney, liver, spleen
    6. References: Ball 1983; Dykova and Lom 1981, 1983; Golemansky et al. 1982; Grupcheva et al. 1986; Laveran 1897, 1898; Levine 1983; Lukes 1990; Molnar 1981, 1984; Pellerdy 1970; Pellerdy and Molnar 1968; Reichenow 1921; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Stankovitch 1921c; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  45. Eimeria minuta (Thelohan, 1892) Doflein, 1909
    1. Synonym: Coccidium minutum Thelohan, 1892
    2. Synonym: Goussia minuta (Thelohan, 1892) Labbe, 1896
    3. Host: Tinca tinca (Tench)
    4. Sites of infection: Kidney, liver, spleen
    5. References: Doflein 1909; Dykova and Lom 1981; Labbe 1893, 1896; Lukes 1990; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Stankovitch 1921c; Thelohan 1892a, 1892b; van Duijn 1956

  46. Eimeria molnari Jastrzebski, 1982
    1. Host: Gobio gobio (Gudgeon)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Jastrzebski 1982, 1984

  47. Eimeria mylopharngodoni Chen, 1956
    1. Host: Mylopharyngodon piceus (Black carp)
    2. Sites of infection: Intestine, kidney, liver
    3. Reference: Chen 1956a; Chen and Li 1973; Schulman and Shtein 1962

  48. Eimeria nemethi
    1. Host: Alburnus alburnus (Bleak)
    2. Sites of infection: Kidney, liver, spleen
    3. References: Lukes 1990; Molnar 1978

  49. Eimeria newchongensis Chen, 1984
    1. Hosts: Carassius auratus (Goldfish), Culter erythropterus (syn. Erythroculter erythropterus) (Predatory carp)
    2. Sites of infection: Intestine, liver
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  50. Eimeria nicollei Yakimov and Gousseff, 1935
    1. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Markevich 1951; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Yakimov and Gousseff 1935

  51. Eimeria ochetobiusi Lee and Chen, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Host: Ochetobius elongatus (a minnow)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen and Li 1973

  52. Eimeria pigra Leger and Bory, 1931
    1. Host: Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Leger and Bory 1931, 1932a, 1932b; Schulman and Shtein 1962

  53. Eimeria pseudorasbari Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Pseudorasboro parva (Stone moroko)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  54. Eimeria radae Moshu, 1992
    1. Host: Cobitis taenia (Spined loach)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Moshu 1992

  55. Eimeria rhodei Kandilov, 1964
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sericei Levine, 1988
    2. Host: Rhodeus sericeus (Bitterling)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Kandilov 1964a, 1964b; Mikhailov 1975; Levine 1988
    5. Remarks: This coccidian was originally named but no other information given so the parasite became a nomen nudum. Later, Mikhailov (1975) published a meager description and line drawing of the parasite, and retained the trivial name thus validating it. For some reason, Levine (1988) changed the name to Eimeria sericei but this is inappropriate.

  56. Eimeria rouxi (Elmassian, 1909) Reichenow, 1921
    1. Synonym: Coccidium rouxi Elmassian, 1909
    2. Host: Tinca tinca (Tench)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Elmassian 1909; Kandilov 1964b; Markevich 1951; Mikhailov 1975; Reichenow 1921; Stankovitch 1921c

  57. Eimeria rutili Dogeil and Bychovsky, 1939
    1. Synonym: Eimeria branchiphila Dykova, Lom, and Grupcheva, 1983
    2. Host: Rutilus rutilus (Roach)
    3. Site of infection: Kidney
    4. References: Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza 1978, 1986b; Dogiel and Bychovsky 1938; Dykova et al. 1983; Grupcheva 1983; Grupcheva and Golemansky 1990; Izumova 1977; Jastrzebski 1984; Kepr 1991; Lukes 1990; Markevich 1951; Mikhailov 1975; Molnar 1996; Polyansky and Schulman 1956; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Walliker 1966
    5. Remarks: For a discussion concerning the synonymy of Eimeria branchiphila with Eimeria rutili, see Molnar (1996).

  58. Eimeria saurogobi Chen, 1964 in Chen and Li, 1973
    1. Host: Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Grass carp)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen and Li, 1973

  59. Eimeria schizothoraci Davronov 1987
    1. Host: Schizothorax intermedius (Common marinka)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987

  60. Eimeria schulmani Kulemina, 1969
    1. Host: Leuciscus cephalus (chub), Leuciscus idus (Ide)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. References: Jastrzebski 1984; Kulmenia 1969

  61. Eimeria siliculiformis Schulman and Zaika, 1962 in Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. Synonym: Goussia siliculiformis (Schulman and Zaika, 1962) Dykova and Lom, 1981
    2. Hosts: Abramis brama (Carp bream), Alburnus alburnus (Bleak), Gobio albipinnatus (White-finned gudgeon), Gobio gobio (Gudgeon), Rutilus rutilus (Roach), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    3. Sites of infection: Intestine, kidneys, swim bladder, testes
    4. References: Dykova and Lom 1981, 1983; Jastrzebski 1984a; Kepr 1991; Lukes 1990; Molnar and Pellerdy 1970; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  62. Eimeria sinensis Chen, 1956
    1. Synonym: Eimeria cinensis Ruziv and Davronov, 1985, lapsus
    2. Hosts: Aristichthys nobilis (Bighead carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Baska and Molnar 1989; Bauer et al. 1969, 1981; Chen 1956b; Chen and Li 1973; Davronov 1987; Dykova 1980; Lukes 1990; Molnar 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984; Molnar et al. 1984; Musselius 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973; Musselius and Laptev 1967; Musselius and Strelkov 1968; Osmanov 1965; Ruziv and Davronov 1985; Schulman and Shtein 1962

  63. Eimeria sourogobii Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Saurogobio dabryi (Chinese lizard gudgeon)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Chen 1984

  64. Eimeria soufiae Stankovitch, 1921
    1. Synonym: Eimeria sontlae Stankovitch, 1921, lapsus
    2. Synonym: Eimeria soflae Becker, 1956, lapsus
    3. Host: Leuciscus souffia (Vairone)
    4. Site of infection: Intestine
    5. Reference: Becker 1956; Stankovitch 1921a, 1921b, 1921c

  65. Eimeria sp. of Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza, 1985
    1. Synonym: Goussia polylepidis Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza, 1985
    2. Host: Abramis brama (Carp bream), Chondrostoma polylepis (Iberian nase)
    3. Sites of infection: Kidney, peritoneum, swim bladder, ureters
    4. References: Alvarez-Pellitero and Gonzalez-Lanza 1985; Lukes 1990

  66. Eimeria sp. of Baska, 1997
    1. Synonym: Goussia koertingi Baska, 1997
    2. Host: Barbus barbus (Barbel)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Baska 1997

  67. Eimeria sp. of Belova and Krylov, 2001
    1. Synonym: Goussia arinae Belova and Krylov, 2001
    2. Host: Pelecus cultratus (Ziega)
    3. Site of infection: Oocysts described from feces
    4. Reference: Belova and Krylov 2001

  68. Eimeria sp. of Belova and Krylov, 2001
    1. Synonym: Goussia cultrati Belova and Krylov, 2001
    2. Host: Pelecus cultratus (Ziega)
    3. Site of infection: Oocysts described from feces
    4. Reference: Belova and Krylov 2001

  69. Eimeria sp. of Belova and Krylov, 2001
    1. Synonym: Goussia peleci Belova and Krylov, 2001
    2. Host: Pelecus cultratus (Ziega)
    3. Site of infection: Oocysts described from feces
    4. Reference: Belova and Krylov 2001

  70. Eimeria sp. of Belova and Krylov, 2001
    1. Synonym: Goussia vimbae Belova and Krylov, 2001
    2. Host: Vimba vimba (Baltic vimba)
    3. Site of infection: Oocysts described from feces
    4. Reference: Belova and Krylov 2001

  71. Eimeria sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    1. Synonym: Goussia notemigonica Li and Desser, 1985
    2. Host: Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden shiner)
    3. Site of infection: Kidney, spleen, swim bladder, ureters
    4. Reference: Li and Desser 1985a

  72. Eimeria sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    1. Synonym: Goussia notropicum Li and Desser, 1985
    2. Host: Luxilus cornutus (syn. Notropis cornutus) (Common shiner)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Li and Desser 1985a

  73. Eimeria sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    1. Synonym: Octosporella notropis Li and Desser, 1985
    2. Synonym: Octosporella sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    3. Host: Luxilus cornutus (syn. Notropis cornutus) (Common shiner)
    4. Sites of infection: Intestine, spleen, swim bladder
    5. Reference: Li and Desser 1985a, 1985b; Molnar 1996

  74. Eimeria sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    1. Synonym: Octosporella opeongoensis Li and Desser, 1985
    2. Synonym: Octosporella sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    3. Host: Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden shiner)
    4. Site of infection: Swim bladder
    5. References: Li and Desser 1985a, 1985b; Molnar 1996

  75. Eimeria sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    1. Synonym: Octosporella sasajewunensis Li and Desser, 1985
    2. Synonym: Octosporella sp. of Li and Desser, 1985
    3. Host: Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden shiner)
    4. Sites of infection: Swim bladder
    5. References: Li and Desser 1985a, 1985b; Molnar 1996

  76. Eimeria sp. of Lukes, 1994
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. 5 of Lukes, 1990
    2. Synonym: Goussia bohemica Lukes, 1994
    3. Hosts: Gobio gobio (Gudgeon)
    4. Site of infection: Intestine
    5. References: Lukes 1990, 1994a

  77. Eimeria sp. of Lukes, 1995
    1. Synonym: Goussia chalupskyi Lukes, 1995
    2. Synonym: Goussia sp. 2 of Lukes, 1990
    3. Hosts: Leuciscus cephalus (Chub)
    4. Site of infection: Intestine
    5. References: Lukes 1990, 1995

  78. Eimeria sp. of Lukes and Dykova, 1990
    1. Synonym: Goussia janae Lukes and Dykova, 1990
    2. Hosts: Leuciscus cephalus (Chub), Leuciscus leuciscus (Common dace)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Jirku et al. 2002; Lukes 1990, 1992a, 1992b; Lukes and Dykova 1990; Lukes and Stary 1992

  79. Eimeria sp. of Molnar, 1989
    1. Synonym: Goussia balatonica Molnar, 1989
    2. Host: Blicca bjoerkna (White bream)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Lukes 1990; Molnar 1989

  80. Eimeria sp. of Molnar, 1989
    1. Synonym: Goussia pannonica Molnar, 1989
    2. Host: Blicca bjoerkna (White bream)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Lukes 1990, 1992a, 1992b; Molnar 1989

  81. Eimeria sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia biwaensis Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Pseudogobio esocinus (Kamatsuka)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000

  82. Eimeria sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia grygieri Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Pseudogobio esocini (Kamatsuka)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000

  83. Eimeria sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. 1 of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Pseudogobio esocinus (Kamatsuka)
    3. Site of infection: Kidney
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000

  84. Eimeria sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia nipponica Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Tribolodon hakonensis (Ugui)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000

  85. Eimeria (?) sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. 2 of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Hemibarbus labeo (syn. Hemibarbus barbus) (Barbel steed)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000
    5. Remarks: Only unsporulated oocysts were found

  86. Eimeria sp. of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    1. Synonym: Goussia sp. 3 of Molnar and Ogawa, 2000
    2. Host: Hemibarbus labeo (syn. Hemibarbus barbus) (Barbel steed)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. Reference: Molnar and Ogawa 2000
    5. Remarks: Only unsporulated oocysts were found

  87. Eimeria sp. of Su, 1987
    1. Synonym: Goussia auratus Su, 1987
    2. Host: Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
    3. Site of infection: Liver
    4. Reference: Su 1987b

  88. Eimeria stankovitchi (Stankovitch, 1920) Pinto, 1928
    1. non Eimeria legeri (Simond, 1901) Reichenow, 1921
    2. Synonym: Eimeria legeri (Stankovitch, 1920) Pinto, 1928
    3. Synonym: Goussia legeri Stankovitch, 1920
    4. Synonym: Goussia stankovitchi (Pinto, 1928) Levine, 1983
    5. Hosts: Abramis brama (Carp bream), Alburnus alburnus (Bleak), Aspius aspius (Asp), Tribolodon brandti (syn. Leuciscus brandti) (Pacific redfin), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)
    6. Site of infection: Intestine
    7. References: Dykova and Lom 1981; Grupcheva 1987; Grupcheva and Golemansky 1990; Levine 1983; Nukerbaeva et al. 1990; Osmanov 1963, 1971; Pinto 1928; Stankovitch 1920, 1921a, 1921c

  89. Eimeria strelkovi Schulman and Zaika, 1962 in Schulman and Shtein, 1962
    1. Host: Pseudorasbora parva (Stone moroko)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Schulman and Shtein 1962; Vinnichenko et al. 1971

  90. Eimeria subepithlialis Moroff and Fiebiger, 1906
    1. Synonym: Goussia subepithelialis (Moroff and Fiebiger, 1906) Dykova and Lom, 1981
    2. Host: Cyprinus carpio (Common carp); perhaps Tinca tinca (Tench)
    3. Site of infection: Intestine
    4. References: Bauer et al. 1969, 1981; Bespaley 1959; Davronov 1987; Dykova 1980; Dykova and Lom 1981, 1983; Ergul 1979; Grabda 1970; Grupcheva 1984; Grupcheva and Golemansky 1986, 1990; Khesin and Zaika 1960; Kocylowski et al. 1976; Lom 1971; Lom et al. 1986; Lukes 1990; Marincek 1960, 1965a, 1965b, 1969, 1973a, 1973b, 1977, 1978; Markevich 1951; Molnar 1982, 1989; Moroff and Fiebiger 1905; Osmanov 1971; Pellerdy 1970; Pellerdy and Molnar 1968; Plehn 1924; Radulescu and Ilie 1969; Schaperclaus 1943; Schulman and Shtein 1962; Skrochowska 1938; Stankovitch 1921a, 1921c; Steinhagen 1991; Steinhagen et al. 1990; Studnicka and Siwicki 1990; Studnicka et al. 1986; Svobodova and Tesarcik 1973; Tesarcik 1972; Tokumori et al. 1985; Ziesche 1914

  91. Eimeria syrdarinica Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Grass carp)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987

  92. Eimeria varicorhini Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Capoeta capoeta (syn. Varicorhinus capoeta heratensis) (Transcaucasian barb)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987

  93. Isospora sinensis Chen, 1984
    1. Host: Hemiculter leucisculus (syn. Hemiculter eigenmanni) (Sharpbelly)
    2. Site of infection: Kidney
    3. Reference: Chen 1984
    4. Remarks: This looks amazingly like a carnivore isosporan. However, since it was found in the kidney and not in the intestine, it may be a valid species.

  94. Isospora sp. 1 of Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Gobio gobio (Gudgeon)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987
    4. Remarks: This appears to be an avian isosporan and, thus, a pseudoparasite

  95. Isospora sp. 2 of Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Barbus capito (Bulatmai barbel)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987
    4. Remarks: This appears to be an avian isosporan and, thus, a pseudoparasite

  96. Isospora sp. 3 of Davronov, 1987
    1. Host: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp)
    2. Site of infection: Intestine
    3. Reference: Davronov 1987
    4. Remarks: This appears to be an avian isosporan and, thus, a pseudoparasite



Some miscellaneous unnamed Eimeria spp.
(syns. Goussia, Epieimeria, Nucleogoussia, etc.)
from cyprinid fish

HOST SPECIES
 REFERENCES
Abramis brama (Carp bream) Lukes 1990
Alburnus alburnus (Bleak) Bajljozov et al. 1964;
Grupcheva 1984
Aristichthys nobilis (Bighead carp) Grupcheva 1987
Blicca bjoerkna (White bream) Lukes 1990;
Lukes 1994b
Carassius auratus (Goldfish) Grupcheva et al. 1982;
Mosevich 1948
Chondrostoma sp. (a nase) Kulakivskya 1960
Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) Yakimov and Gousseff 1940
Gobio gobio (Gudgeon) Arvy and Moreau 1966;
Bajljozov et al. 1964;
Grupcheva et al. 1982;
Grupcheva et al. 1986;
Jastrzebski 1984;
Lukes 1990
Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden shiner) Li and Desser 1985
Rutilus rutilus (Roach) Lukes 1990;
Grupcheva 1983
Squalidus chankaensis (Khanka gudgeon)
(syn: Gnathopogon chankaensis) 		Dogiel and Achmerov 1959;
Levine 1959
Tinca tinca (Tench) Lukes 1990;
Molnar 1982

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