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2. H. splendens (= Dactylosoma splendens ).— 
Found in the blood of R. esculenta . 
The following forms are figured by Labbe (Fig. 
82) :— 
(i) Amoeboid forms. 
(ii) Forms resembling in shape a finger-glove. 
(iii) Segmenting forms as in Haemamoeba relicta 
(Proteosoma). 
The protoplasm contains no pigment but refractile 
granules. 
This differs from the typical development of 
haemogregarines, and it is probable that its position 
requires revision. According to Hintze, it is a variety 
of H. ranarum. 
Fig. 8,2. H. splendens.—Adult form with 
Refractile Granules 
3. H. magna. —Described by Grassi and Feletti 
in R. esculenta. Minchin thinks it may be the makro- 
gamete of H. ranarum or H. monilis. 
Occurs most commonly in an U form. The liver 
is especially rich in parasites. The free vermicules 
measure 24 to 30/^. The parasites cause extreme 
hypertrophy of the nucleus, and red cell (Fig. 83). 
Peculiar forms of degeneration or resistance also occur 
in which there exists only a faintly stained bluish mass, 
11 by 6/*, containing a mass of chromatin granules. 
