became the standard treatment for piroplasmosis/babesiosis for many years. Nuttall made extensive studies on ticks in collaboration with Cecil Warburton L.E. Robinson and F.W. Cooper. This led to numerous papers and an exhaustive monograph that appeared in three parts between 1908 and 1915. The publications, mostly in the journal Parasitology cover the anatomy, biology and classification of ticks, as well as observations on the diseases they transmit, including "tick paralysis". In the course of this work, Nuttall accumulated a very large collection of ticks from many parts of the world. The collection is now in the Natural History Museum, London. Another arthropod, that became increasingly important during World War I was the louse. Nuttall, carried out a series of studies that, as with many of his other researches, combined a theoretical and zoological approach with practical concerns. Parasites named for him Nuttallia — this name was given to a genus of piroplasms. However the name was found to be pre-occupied by a genus of North American bivalves and the generic name now used for the piroplasms is Babesia. Nuttalliellidae — Tick family found in southern Africa The family has a single species, Nuttalliella namaqua. References Further reading Dorland's Medical Dictionary (1938) British immunologists American immunologists 1862 births 1937 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Writers from San Francisco American science writers Scientists from California English bacteriologists American bacteriologists Quick Professors of Biology University of California alumni American emigrants to the United Kingdom University of Göttingen alumni American people of British descent Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom English science writers