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Oocysts ofEimeria macrotis sp. n. are described from the kit fox,Vulpes macrotis neomexicanus Merriam, 1902, at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA. A comparison betweenE. macrotis and all otherEimeria spp. fromVulpes spp. is given.
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This study was supported in part by a grant from the University Research Institute, The University of Texas at El Paso and National Park Service contract CX 702961173, USA
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Mayberry, L.F., Bristol, J.R., Duszynski, D.W. et al. Eimeria macrotis sp. n. fromVulpes macrotis neomexicanus Merriam, 1902. Z. Parasitenkd. 61, 197–200 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00925465
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