Eimeria maxima
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| Eimeria maxima | |
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| Eimeria maxima oocysts | |
Scientific 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 | |
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.
