Host Range
All mammalian coccidia are considered to be host-specific, but a limited number of exceptions to this rule have been identified.
Thirty-one species are known to occur in bats (Chiroptera) and two in turtles.
One-hundred and thirty named species infect fish.
Two species (E. phocae and E. weddelli) infect seals.
Five species infect llamas and alpacas - E. alpacae, E. ivitaensis, E. lamae, E. macusaniensis and E. punonensis.
A number of species infect rodents, including E. couesii, E. kinsellai, E. palustris, E. ojastii and E. oryzomysi.
Others infect poultry (E. necatrix and E. tenella), rabbits (E. stiedae) and cattle (E. bovis, E. ellipsoidalis and E. zuernii).
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