Eimeria maxima is a protozoan that causes coccidiosis in poultry. It is located in the middle part of the intestine, on either side of Meckel's diverticulum, and frequently ascends into the duodenum.[1] The lesions it causes are limited to the middle of the small intestine.

Eimeria maxima
"Eimeria maxima" oocysts
Eimeria maxima oocysts
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species:
E. maxima
Binomial name
Eimeria maxima
Tyzzer, 1929

References

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  1. ^ "Eimeria maxima". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-04-11.