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SYSTEMATIC HISTORY OF THE INFUSORIA. 



nating abruptly in a transparent fila- 

 ment, spread out in a kind of sucker 

 at the point of attachment. Length 

 1-50" when extended. Egg with two red 

 eye-spots; contained in a large ovary. 

 Found near Chester, on Ceratophyllum 

 and Confervas. 



F. cornuta. — Case short, diaphanous, 

 not very distinct ; rotary organ furnished 



with five rounded lobes, surrounded by 

 extremely long and delicate cilia : a short, 

 narrow, non-ciliated, flexible process 

 (cornu) is attached to the outside of one 

 of the lobes. Egg with two red eye- 

 spots ; yoimg animal with vibratile cilia 

 on the head, and rapidly locomotive. 

 Length 1-40" when extended. In same 

 locality as the preceding (see woodcuts). 





Floscularia cornuta, Dobie. 



The lobes of the rotary organ of F. \ Leydig has described a Floscularia 

 cornuta resemble very much those of under the name of F appmdicuMa 

 F. ornata, but only five exist, while in | {Zeitschrift fiir ivissenschaftltche Aoologie, 

 the other there are six. According to | July 1854). Mr. Gosse, however^ believes 

 Ehrenberg the F. campanulata is gre- | this to be_ identical with the t. cornuta 

 garious, whilst F. cornuta is solitary ; the i of Dr. Dobie. 

 former is also stronger and is more active 

 than the latter. ' ' 



