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On a New Acanthocephalan, Echinopardalis lerouxi n.sp., from a Jackal (Canis adustus) in Central Africa*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Bisseru
Affiliation:
From the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

An account is given of the general morphology of Echinopardalis lerouxi n.sp., from the intestine of Canis adustus, in Northern Rhodesia. This new acanthocephalan agrees with the characters of the genus Echinopardalis, and differs from all the other known species included in this genus. The characteristic features of the species are enumerated.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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