Galapagos Species Database
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Isospora temeraria
endoparasite
Found in nestlings of Geospiza fortis on Daphne Major in 1987.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Apicomplexa
Class
Conoidasida
Order
Eucoccidiorida
Suborder
Eimeriorina
Family
Eimeriidae
Genus
Isospora
Species
temeraria
Taxon category: Accepted
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Daphne Major
- Lindström, K.M. Dolnik, O., Yabsley, M., Hellgren, O., O’Connor, B., Pärn, H. & Foufopoulos, J. (2009) Feather mites and internal parasites in small ground finches (Geospiza fuliginosa, Emberizidae) from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Journal of Parasitology, 95(1): 39–45.
- McQuistion, T.E. (1990) Isospora daphnensis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Parasitology 76(1): 30-32.
- McQuistion, T.E. Wilson, M. (1988) Four new species of Isospora from the small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Protozoology 35(1): 98-99.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Isospora temeraria", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11712. Accessed 31 October 2026.