Table 1.

Defining structural characters of the sporulated oocysts of all Eimeria species known from all seven musk deer species (Moschidae: Moschus spp.) worldwide.

Host sp./Eimeria sp.	Shape1	Wall2	L × W (range)	L × W (ratio)	Micropyle3(width)	Micropyle Cap (size)	Residuum (width)	Polar Granule/# (size)
M. berezovskii
E. aquae	O	S/2	32.0 × 23.0	1.3	+	–	+/− (0.5–3.4)	+/a few
		(1.2)	(27–33 × 21–26)		(0.7–5.8)			(0.5–1.1)
E. dolichocystis	C/E	S/2	36.6 × 18.9	2.0	+	–	+/–	+/1–2
		(1.3)	(29–40 × 16–20)		(0.9–4.0)		(1.2–1.5)	(1.6–1.9)
E. fengxianensis	O	S/2	36.3 × 25.2	1.4	+	–	–	+/a few or 1
		(1.6)	(35–39 × 24–27)		(0.9–5.1)			(0.6–1.0)
E. helini	S/SS	S/2	27.0 × 24.1	1.1	–	–	+	+/1
		(1.1)	(20–30 × 16–27)				(0.3–3.0)	(1.9–2.6)
E. jinfengshanenisis	O	S/2	28.1 × 18.3	1.6	+	–	–	–
		(0.5–0.8)	(25–32.5 × 17.5–18.5)		(Inc.)
E. dujiangyanensis	O	S/2	35.2 × 26.9	1.3	+	–	–	–
			(32.5–37.5 × 25–30)		(6–7)
E. kaii	O	S/2	33.2 × 20.7	1.5	+	–	–	+/a few or 1–2
		(1.2)	(32–37 × 19–24)		(0.9–4.9)			(0.6–2.8)
E. oocylindrica	C/E/O	S/2	36.0 × 21.4	1.7	+	–	–	+/1–2
		(1.3)	(33–41 × 19–26)		(0.8–6.7)			(1.6–2.0)
M. moschiferus
E. moschus	O	S/2	27.4 × 20.9	1.3	+	–	–	–
			(20–31 × 15–23)		(6.6)
E. sajanica	S/SS	S/2	20.7 × 18.3	1.1	–	–	–	–
			(18–23 × 16.5–20)

¹C = Cylindroidal; E = Ellipsoidal; O = Ovoidal (egg-shaped); S = Spheroidal (round); SS = Subspheroidal.

²Oocyst wall characteristics: S = Smooth or R = Rough/No. of layers (thickness).

³Inc. = Micropyle is present but inconspicuous.