Eimeria acervulina is a species of Eimeria that causes coccidiosis in poultry worldwide.[2] Affected birds tend to appear depressed with reduced appetite, diarrhea, and depigmentation.[2] Diagnosis is made by necropsy based on lesions in the upper third of the small intestine, and the appearance of white or grey striations along the intestinal mucosa.[2] Scrapings of the mucosa from diseased birds can reveal oocysts.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Eimeriidae |
| Genus: | Eimeria |
| Species: | E. acervulina
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| Binomial name | |
| Eimeria acervulina Tyzzer, 1929[1]
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References
edit- ^ Kheysin YM (1972). Todd KS (ed.). Life Cycles of Coccidia of Domestic Animals (1 ed.). Elsevier. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9781483193960. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Coccidiosis, Upper Intestinal, E acervulina". The Poultry Site. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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