327] STUDIES ON MYXOSPORJDIA—KUDO 89 



Habitat: Muscle of Syngnathus acus L., Trachurus trachurus L., 

 Nerophis aequorens L., Callionymus lyra L., Coris julis L., Ariodes polysta- 

 phylodon, kidney of Blennius gattorugine Brunn; Helder, RoscoflF, Concar- 

 neau, Marseille, Beira (Africa), Napoli (summer). 



Vegetative form: Not described by any of these authors. 



Spore : Quadrangular pyramid with curved edges and roundish angles. 

 Four polar capsules at the anterior end. Dimensions: length 6)u, breadth 

 S/i, length of polar filament 8 to 10^. 



CHLOROMYXUM FLUVIATILE Thelohan 

 [Fig. 118] 



1892 Chloromyxum fluviatile Thdlohan 1892 : 173-176 



1895 Chloromyxum fluviatile Th61ohan 1895 : 346 



Habitat: Gall-bladder of Leuciscus cephalus L.; Paris. 



Vegetative form: Young trophozoites colorless; adults yellowish. 

 Form highly variable. Active change of the form of body. Clear diflFer- 

 entiation between ectoplasm and endoplasm. Ectoplasm usually recog- 

 nizable at one end of the body where lobose pseudopodia are formed. 

 Size reaches 25 to 30^. Polysporous. 



Spore: Spherical, generally small. Sutural ridge fairly well marked. 

 Dimensions: 7 to 8/i in diameter. 



CHLOROMYXUM MUCRONATUM Gurley 



[Figs. 119 to 122] 



1854 

 1879 

 1882 

 1883  



1893 Chloromyxum mucronatum 



1894 Chloromyxum mucronatum 



1908 Chloromyxum mucronatum 



1909 Chloromyxum mucronatum 



Habitat: Urinary-bladder and kidney of Lota lota L.; Bodensee, other 

 localities not mentioned. 



Vegetative form: Spherical, elliptical or irregular. Size up to 75/ii 

 in diameter. Protoplasm containing irregularily scattered fat-like globules. 



Spore: Sharp-contoured; subglobular, mucronate anteriorly. Dimen- 

 sions: length 8/z. 



