Eimeria - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Eimeria spp. us the largest of the genus in the family Eimeriidae, and affects a large number of the domestic species found within the UK.
Each sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts, each containing 2 sporozoites. The life cycles are direct, and transmission is via the faecal-oral route.