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II. Preliminary Account. 



The present author has found Chlamydorayxa in the Riesen- 

 gebirge. It occurs in cells and intercellular spaces of Sphagnum 

 and dead Cy peraceee and Gramineae leaves. The extrusion of the 





Fig. a. — An amoEba dividing. 



Fig. B. — A cyst out of which 

 the amoeba is emerging, and 

 at the same time dividing; 

 one half will remain behind. 

 s, an egested oil-drop; g,a. 

 cell-wall thickening. 



cell contents, the ingestion of food by these, the re-entrance into 

 Sphagnum cells, and the re-encystment have all been observed. 

 Other organisms are found in the Sphagnum cells in com- 

 pany with the Chlamydomyxa. One of these is Chloro- 

 chytrium Archerianum (mentioned by Archer). Another 



