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Pringsheim regards the larger ones as females, while the smaller ones 

 may be either male or female. 



Fig. 75. — Cercomimas crasstcauda Duj. [Dallinger and Drysoale.] 

 A. Ordinary forms. B. Division stage. C. Conjugation of two individuals in amoeboid con- 

 dition. D-E. The copula. F. Sporulation. 



The fused mass (zygospore) encysts and dries, the color changing 

 from green to red. When remoistened, the contents again turn green 

 and break open the cyst, usually as a single swarm-spore, although 



