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Isospora insularius Aquino-Shuster, Duszynski, & Snell, 1990

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Apicomplexa

Class
Conoidasida

Order
Eucoccidiorida

Suborder
Eimeriorina

Family
Eimeriidae

Genus
Isospora

Species
insularius

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • Aquino-Shuster, A.L. Duszynski, D.W. & Snell, H.L. (1990) Three new Coccidia (Apicomplexa) from the Hood Island Lizard, Tropidurus delanonis, from the Galapagos Archipelago. Journal Parasitol., 76(3): 313-318.
  • Couch, L. Stone, P.A., Duszynski, D.W. Snell, H.L. & Snell, H.M. (1996) A survey of the coccidian parasites of reptiles from islands of the Galapagos Archipelago: 1990-1994. Journal of Parasitology 82(3): 432-437.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Isospora insularius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12640. Accessed 31 October 2026.