SARCOSPORIDIA. C9 



Sarcocystis Lankester, in the muscles of pig, sheep, gecko. Sarcosporidia 

 have been described in man, cat, dog, mouse, rat, hare, rabbit, ox, deer, 

 horse, etc. 



The Amcebosporidia and Serosporidia may be taken here. The Amcebosporidia 

 arc multinucleated amoeboid forms, which conjugate, encyst, and produce one 

 coated spore. The spore divides into eight falciform young ; they may also 

 increase by dividing directly ; they live in the Malpighian tubules of some 

 beetles. Opliryocystis A. Schn. in Blaps, and Akis. The Serosporidia are long 

 oval parasites which infest the body-cavity of some Crustacea. They increase 

 by direct division, and by encysting without conjugation and subsequent 

 I'.reaking up into numerous amceboid young. Serosporidium L. Pfeiffer, in 

 Cypris, Daplmia, and Gammarus. 



