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Note on Rossiella rossi (Nuttall, 1910) occurring in the Jackal in British East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

George H. F. Nuttall
George H. F. Nuttall
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From the Quick Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
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In a paper published in April, 1910, I described and figured a new intracorpuscular parasite found in smears made from the spleen and liver of a jackal (Canis adustus), the animal having been shot by Mr W. F. Cooper in British East Africa. As I stated at the time, I hesitated about referring the parasite to the genus Piroplasma, and only did so provisionally because it offered a resemblance to two parasites found in the internal organs of one of my dogs which had “recovered” from P. canis infection. I, however, added: “Should future investigation prove that the parasite of the jackal differs from the types of P. canis encountered in ‘salted dogs’ I would propose to refer it to a new genus, Rossiella (Rossia being preoccupied) in view of its specific name.”

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1912 , pp. 61 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1912

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Nuttall, G. H. F. (IV. 1910). On Haematozoa occurring in wild animals in Africa. Piroplasma rossi n. sp. and Haemogregarina canis adusti n. sp. found in the Jackal, etc. Parasitology, III. 108–112.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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