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separated from it at the sides by a more or less large space. No differ- 
entiation into ecto- and endoplasm could be detected. The nucleus is 
of some size, and rounded in form. Of all the contents of the protoplasm 
the most remarkable are the large chromatopliore-like structures of 
bluish-green colour which were found in every example that was 
examined. Under a high power these chromatophores, if they may so 
be called, are found to have the bluish-green colouring matter chiefly 
in the peripheral layer. In discussing the significance of these bodies 
the author suggests that perhaps after all the difference between a sym- 
biotic alga, vegetating in the protoplasm, and a chromatophore is not so 
very considerable, and he leaves to the future to settle the exact nature 
of these bodies. Although he has no doubt that the bluish-green con- 
tents of Eaulinella do play the part of true chromatophores, that is to 
say, do nourish the rhizopod body by the products of their assimilation, 
there is nothing of importance to be said with regard to the mode of 
reproduction. This new form was found at Neuhoven on the Altrhein. 
There seems to be no doubt that it belongs to the Euglyphinae. 
New Coccidium.* — Dr. A. Labbe describes a new genus of Oligo- 
sporous Coccidia under the name of Bananella lacazei. It was found in 
the intestine of Liihobius forficatus , where it appears to be rather rare. 
The author gives a short description of its characters and life-history, 
and comes to the conclusion that it is intermediate between Coccidium 
and Cyclospora. 
Protozoa in a Liver Abscess, j — Dr. Berndt records a case of sub- 
diaphragmatic abscess which developed towards the end of an attack of 
enteric fever. Besides white and red corpuscles, fat droplets, fat 
crystals, and bacteria, the pus contained peculiar pale bodies, which 
could be separated into two groups. The one was oval or reniform, 
with nucleus and nucleolus and simple contour ; the other organism 
was doubly contoured and the parenchyma seemed to be divided up into 
sections by bright bands traversing the interior. Under the Microscope 
active and passive movements were observed. Only a short time ago 
Grimm recorded a similar case in which Protozoa were found in the 
abscesses of lungs and liver. 
Eozoon.J — Prof. T. G. Bonney gives an account of the mode of occur- 
rence of Eozoon canadense at Cote St. Pierre, which he has investi- 
gated personally. The facts to which he confines himself are such as 
must be taken account of in framing any theory as to the origin of 
Eozoon. For himself they offer a choice between two interpretations 
only ; the structure is either a record of an organism, or a very peculiar 
and exceptional condition of a pyroxene marble of Laurentian age, 
which is not a result of contact metamorphism in the ordinary sense of 
the term. 
* Arch. Zool. Exper., iii. (1895) pp. xv. and xvi. 
f Deutsche Zeitschr. f. Chirurgie, xl. (1891) Nos. 1 and 2. See Centralbl. f. 
Bakteriol. n. Parasitenk., l te Abt., xvii. (1895) pp. 673-4. 
X Geol. Mag., ii. (1895) pp. 292-9 (2 figs.). 
