VI. CONTENTS 



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B. Description of Certain More Important Forms . . . . 56 



(a) Trypanosomidae -..' .. .. .. .. 56 



(b) Hcemoproteus . . . . . . . . . . 60 



Note: LeuAocytozoon .. . . .*.,. .. .. 64 



(c) Babesia .. .. .. ..> .. ..64 



(d) Plasmodidse .. .. .. V, .. .. 64 



Class IV. : TELOSPORIDIA . . . . . . . . . . 67 



Order 1. Coccidia .. ' ., .. Vf: ~: .;. .. 68 



(a) Coccidia found in the intestine of Lithobius . . . . 69 



(b) Coccidia found in the kidney of Helix .. .. 71 



(c) Coccidia found in the liver of rabbits . . . . 72 



(d) Pseudo-coccidia .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 



Order 2. Gregarinidse .. .. ..^ .. '",. .. 76 



(a) Gregarines of the earth-worm . . . , . . . . 76 



(6) Gregarines of the meal-worm .. .. .. .. 79 



Note : Aggregate/, . . . . . . . . . . 83 



Class V. : CILIATA . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 



(a) Infusoria found in the intestine of frogs . . . . . . 87 



(6) Balantidium coli . . . . . . . . . . 89 



(c) Infusoria found in the stomach of ruminants and in the caecum of 



the horse . . . . . . . . .... 90 



(d) Ectoparasitic Infusoria of fish . . . . . . . . 91 



PART II. HELMINTHES.. .. .. .. .. ... ' .. 92 



Chapter I. Directions for obtaining material . . . . . . 93 



Examination of a cat . . . . . . . . 93 



Chapter II. Methods of preserving Helminthes. . .. .. ..98 



(a) Method of preserving specimens wnole . . . . . . 99 



1. Trematodes .. .. .. .. .. ..99 



2. Cestodes .. .. ..- .. .. .. ..101 



3. Nematodes . . ... ... . . . . . . 101 



4. Acanthocephales . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 



(b) Preparation of sections ,. .. .-. .. .. .. 104 



(c) Preservation for museum purposes .. .. .. ..106 



Chapter III. Examination and preservation of the eggs of Helminthes . . 109 



(a) Eggs of Trematodes . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 



(6) Eggs of Cestodes .. .. .. .. .. ..110 



(c) Eggs of Nematodes . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill 



(d) Eggs of Acanthocephales .. .. .. .. ..113 



Chapter IV. Bearing Helminthes ; feeding experiments . . . . . . 115 



1. Rearing of larval stages . . . . . . . . . . 116 



2. Heterogony in Rhabdonema . . . . . . . . . . 117 



3. Precautionary measures . . . . . . . . . . 120 



4. Infective experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 



(a) Ankylostomum . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 



(6) Trichocephalus .. .. .. .. .. ..122 



(c) TcBnia crassicollis . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 



(d) Cysticercusfasciolaris .. .. .. .. .. 125 



(e) Cysticercoids . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 



(/) Fasciola hepatica, Diplodiacus .. .. .. - .. 127 



(g) Paramphistomum . . . . . . . . . . . 128 



