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Family 2 Coccosporidae Kudo 

 ( = Cocconemidae Leger and Hesse) 



Genus Coccospora Kudo ( = Cocconema Leger and Hesse). 

 The spore is spherical or subspherical. Several species. 



Coccospora slavinae (Leger and Hesse) (Fig. 138, r, s). In 

 the gut-epithelium of Slavina appendiculata, an oligochaete 

 worm. The spore is about 3 microns in diameter. 



Family 3 Mrazekiidae Leger and Hesse 



Genus Mrazekia Leger and Hesse. The spore straight tubu- 

 lar. The polar filament possesses a rod-like basal portion. 

 Several species. 



Mrazekia caiidata Leger and Hesse (Fig. 138, /, u). In the 

 lymphocyte of Limnodrilus and Tubifex. The spore measures 

 16 to 18 microns long by 1.3 to 1.4 microns broad. 



Genus Octosporea Flu. The spore is cylindrical ; more or less 

 curved; ends similar. Two species. 



Octosporea muscae-domesticae Flu (Fig. 138, v). In the gut 

 and germ cells of the flies, Musca and Drosophila. The spore 5 

 to 8 microns long. 



Genus Spiroglugea Leger and Hesse ( = Spironema Leger 

 and Hesse; Spirospora Kudo). The spore tubular and spirally 

 curved. Polar capsule large. One species. 



Spiroglugea octospora Leger and Hesse (Fig. 138, w). In the 

 fat body of the larva of Ceratopogon sp. (Diptera). The spore 

 measures 8 to 8.5 microns by 1 micron broad. 



Genus Toxoglugea Leger and Hesse ( = Toxonema Leger and 

 Hesse; Toxospora Kudo). The minute spore is curved or arched 

 in hemi-circle. One species. 



Toxoglugea vibrio Leger and Hesse (Fig. 138, x). In the fat 

 body of Ceratopogon sp. (Diptera). The spore measures 3.5 

 microns long by less than 0.3 microns broad. 



Suborder 2 Dicnidea Leger and Hesse 

 Family Telomyxidae Leger and Hesse 



Genus Telomyxa Leger and Hesse. The spore possesses two 

 polar capsules. Each sporont produces 8, 16 or more sporoblasts 

 and later spores. One species. 



