SOIL PROTOZOA IN SOUTH AFKICA. 343 



]\Iastigophora. — Oilcomonas tcr)no, Bodo [P.) purva, 



Pleurornonas jacidans. 

 Infusoria. — StyJonijchid )iujfilus, Euplotes Jiarpa, Uiulcp- 



fus piscis. 



Liesbeek 4. — The Protozoa found in water culture weri' : — 

 Khizopoda. — Amoeba proieus, A. Ihndx, A. gultula, 



Euglypha alveolata, Euglyplui sp. 

 Heliozoa. — Actinophrys «o/. 

 Mastigopliora. — Peranona irichopliorunh, Oikuiiioiias 



ternio, Pleuromonas jacidans, Eiiglena viridis. 

 Infusoria. — Laciymaria olor, Stylonycliia mytiliis. 



Liesbeek 5. — Water cultures yielded the following Protozoa : — 

 Rhizopoda. — Ama-ba Umax, A. giittula, Euglypha sp. 

 Heliozoa.- — Aciinoplirys sol. 

 Mastigophora. — Oikomonas termo, Bodo (P.) parva, 



Euglrna oxyaris, Pleuromonas jacidans. 

 Infusoria. — Holoplirya uviDn, Colpoda cucuUus, Cyclldiuin 



glaucoma. 

 Liesbeek 6. — The Protozoa observed in water culture were : — 

 Phizopoda. — Amoeba Umax, Difflugia globulosa, Euglypha s}). 

 Mastigophora. — Peranema trichophorum, Oikomonas 



ternio, Bodo (P.) parva, Euglena viridis. E. oryuris, 



Pleuromonas jaculans. 

 Infusoria. — Holophrya ovum, Lacryinaria olor, Colpoda 



cucullus, Colpidiuni striatum, Cyclidium glaucoma. 



Liesbeek 7. — The Protozoa found in water culture were: — 

 lihizopoda. — Euglypha sp. 

 ]\Iastigophora. — Oikomonas termo, Bodo (P.) parva, 



Euglena viridis, E. oxyuris, Ple\iromonas jaculans. 

 Infusoria. — Paramoecium aurelia, P. putri)iH)n, VoHicella 

 campanula. 



All these Protozoa (in Liesbeek 7) were present in extremely 

 small numbers and were irregular in the time of their appearance, 

 often disappearing entirely over periods of several days. 



Liesbeek 8. — Water cultures of the soil yielded the following 

 Protozoa. : — 



Ehizopoda. — Amoeba protcus, A. Umax, A. guttida, Diff- 

 lugia globulosa, Euglypha alveolata, Euglypha sp. 

 Mastigophora. — Oikomonas termo, Bodo '{P.} parva, 



Euglena viridis, E. oxyuris, Pleuromonas jaculans. 

 Infusoria. — Holophrya ovum, Lacryinaria olor, Cyclidium 

 glaucoma, Vorticella campanula. 

 Ama'ba Umax, in this culture, were occasionally seen to be 

 ingesting bacteria. 



Liesbeek 9. — The following Protozoa were observed in water 

 culture of this soil: — 



Ehizopoda. — Ama'ba Umax, A. guttula, Euglypha sp. 

 Heliozoa.- — Actinophrys sol. 



Mastigophora. — Peranema trichophorum, Oikomonas termo, 

 Bodo (P.) parva, Pleuromonas jaculans. 



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