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presumably the result of binar}^ division,^ are not 

 infrequently seen in one capsule. "i> 



The formation of zoospores is also of not uncommon 

 occurrence. Miss Poulke has described the formation 





Fig. 192.— Clathrulina elegans. Colony of four individuals, a, b. 

 Capsules containinsr embryos, c, d. Individuals ivith pseudopodia 

 extended. (After G-reeff.) 



of free swimming " germs," which perhaps are swarm 

 spores or gametes, and states that they are liberated 

 from the capsule enclosed in thin sacs from which they 

 quickly emerge. 



Although normally uni-nuclear, individuals are 

 often found with several nuclei, due to the animal 

 being in process of division. 



