almost filling the body. Nuclear portion Parasitic in the cytoplasm of Paramecium occupying part of the cell. caudatum. Genus C. Holospora Ilaffkine, 1890. (Ann. Inst. Past., 4, 1890, 151.) Ho.lo'spo.ra. Gr. adj. holus whole, complete; Gr. noun sporus seed; M.L. noun spora spore; M.L. fem.n. Holospora whole spore. Parasities of the ciliate Paramecium aurelin (= Paramecium caudatum?). Develop spore- like cells. The type species is Holospora utidulata Haffkine. 1. Holospora undulata Haffkine, 1890. Divides equatorially, budding at one end. (Ann. Inst. Past., 4, 1890, 151.) Transformation into spores entails enlarge- un.du.la'ta. L. adj. W7i(/«Za^ws undulated, ment, clear space separating membrane with waves. at sides, spores pointed at ends. Gradually tapered at ends. Possesses 1.5, Source: Found in the micronucleus of the 2.0 or 2.5 spiral turns. Develops from a ciliate Paramecium aurelia (= P. cau- small, fusiform body which grows and di- datum?). vides transversely; brings about a great o ¥t • i tt i^i • 1r,f^/^ ^ n., • , 1- f 1 3. Holospora obtusa Haffkine, 1890. enlargement of the micronucleus, which be- /tt «•, • . t j. -o * / ionr. ico
- ^,, , .,, ,, ■ , / r^ (Haffkine, Ann. Inst. Past., 4, 1890, 153;
comes filled with the spirals (see Drepario- , ^. . . . » , , ti i- . i . /^ ^ also see Fiveiskaja, Arch. f. Protistenk., spira mxielleri de Petschenko). Source : Found in the micronucleus of the ciliate Paramecium aurelia (= P. cauda- tum?). 2. Holospora elegans Haffkine, 1890. 65, 1929, 276.) ob.tu'sa. L. adj. obtusus obtuse. Spores not spiralled, and both ends are rounded. Reproduction by fission, also by formation of a bud at one of the extremities of the fusiform cell. Bodies 0.6 to 0.8 by (Haffkine, Ann. Inst. Past., 4, 1890, 154; jg.O to 30.0 microns, with rounded ends; also see Kirby, in Calkins and Summers, ^Iso occur as spindle-shaped bodies with Protozoa in Biological Research, New York, pointed ends, 0.5 by 3.0 to 6.0 microns 19-11, 1035.) (Fiveiskaja, loc. cit.). e'le.gans. L. adj. elegans fine, elegant. Source: Found in the macronucleus of the Vegetative stage fusiform; elongated, ciliate Paramecium aurelia (= P. cauda- ellipsoidal, nucleus-like body in some. tum?). II. Species placed in recognized genera of Scliizomycetes : D. Micrococcus batrachoruin Yakimov, 1930. {Micrococcus batrochorum (sic) Yakimov, Arch. f. Protistenk., 72, 1930, 137.) ba.tra.cho'rum. M.L. noun batrachorum the specific epithet of the flagellate host, Tri- chomonas batrachorum. Round organisms, 1.0 to 1.5 microns in diameter, generally grouped in aggregates of ir- regular form, but they may also occur individuall3^ Source: Found in the cytoplasm of the flagellate Trichomonas batrachorum from the tree toad (Hyla arbor ea). Also observed free in preparations of the intestinal contents of Hyla. E. Bacterium parapelomyxae Keller, 1949. (Ztschr. f. Naturforsch., 4h, 1949, 296.) pa.ra.pe.lo.my'.xae. Gr. prefix para beside, near; M.L. noun pelomyxae specific epithet of Myxococcus pelomyxae; M.L. adj. parapelomyxae (Myxococcus) pelomyxae-Vike. Morphologically almost indistinguishable from Myxococcus pelomyxae. On agar enriched with an infusion of a ground suspension of Pelomyxa, there are some growth differences between the two species.
