Especies de Eimeria (Eucoccidida: Eimeriidae) en la rata de milpa Sigmodon hispidus de Costa Rica

Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) were collected from Ojo de Agua, Alajuela (N=74) and Ca as, Guanacaste (N=29). Feces had 31 E. sigmodontis, nine E. tuskegeensis, eight E. roperi, three E. webbae and two Eimeria sp. This is the first report of these coccidian parasites for Costa Rica.