OPALINID CILIATE INFUSORIANS — METCALF 



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viding at the same time into more than two portions) were seen. 

 The length of many a specimen is twice as great as in Bezzenberger's 

 examples. 



OPAUNA CORACOIDEA LAHORENSIS Bhatiaand Gulati 



Figure 102 

 Host: Bujo melanostictus Schneider. 



Figure 102. — Opalina coracoidea tahorensis Bhatia and Gulati from Bufo melanostictus. (After Bhatia and 



Gulati.) 



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Figure 103.— Opalina mantellae, new species, from Mantella baroni: o,X673; 6,X"8. 

 OPALINA MANTELLAE. new species 



Figure 103 



Type: U.S.N.M. No. 22648. 



Host: Mantella baroni Boulenger. 



One specimen, 26 mm. long, from Madagascar (U.S.N.M. No. 

 60656), bore very abundant, small Opalinas with small nuclei. The 

 sparse ciliation, lines of cilia rather widely spaced in front as well as 

 in the middle of the body, is noticeable. 



