Fig. 1

Morphology of 4 Eimeria species recovered from examined goats. a Eimeria arloingi unsporulated oocyst. Note a distinct micropyle and the polar cap is lid-like and easily dislodged. Scale bar = 25 µm. Inset: The sporulated oocyst has elongated sporocysts with broad ended sporozoites. Scale bar = 25 µm. b Eimeria christenseni unsporulated oocyst. Note a distinct micropyle and polar cap. Scale bar = 20 µm. Inset: The sporulated oocyst has ovoid sporocysts with broad ended sporozoites Scale bar = 20 µm. c Eimeria hirci unsporulated oocyst Note a spherical oocyst with a distinct micropyle and polar cap. Scale bar = 10 µm. Inset: The sporulated oocyst has rounded sporocysts and each has two vacuoles. Scale bar = 25 µm. d Eimeria jolchijevi unsporulated oocyst. Note a distinct micropyle and polar cap. Scale bar = 25 µm. Inset: The sporulated oocyst has rounded/ovoid sporocysts. Scale bar = 25 µm