Eimeria lancasterensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), Three Nematodes (Heligmosomoidea: Boehmiellidae, Heligmonellidae), and a Flea (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) from the Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Arkansas

Authors

Chris T. McAllister, Eastern Oklahoma St. CollegeFollow
John A. Hnida, Midwestern UniversityFollow
Henry W. Robison, RetiredFollow
Lance A, Durden, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Christopher Whipps, SUNY-Syracuse, NYFollow

Keywords

Sciurus niger, Eastern Fox Squirrel, DNA, Coccidia, Nematoda, Siphonaptera, Arkansas

Abstract

In Arkansas, the eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) is a common inhabitant of the state. Although information is available on ectoparasites of this host in Arkansas, little is known about the endoparasites of this squirrel. A single specimen from Montgomery County was examined and found to harbor the following: a coccidian (Eimeria lancasterensis), three nematodes, Boehmiella wilsoni, Citellinema bifurcatum, and Sciurodendrium hassalli, and a flea, Orchopeas howardi. We document these nematodes from an Arkansas S. niger for the first time, and add mensural and molecular information on E. lancasterensis from this host.

Recommended Citation

McAllister, Chris T.; Hnida, John A.; Robison, Henry W.; Durden, Lance A,; and Whipps, Christopher (2021) "Eimeria lancasterensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), Three Nematodes (Heligmosomoidea: Boehmiellidae, Heligmonellidae), and a Flea (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) from the Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 75, Article 11.
DOI: 10.54119/jaas.2021.7502
Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol75/iss1/11