. Fig. x6. Amallocystis capUlosus Fage, specimen of Figs. «. detail of fig. 13, further enlarged Mieve plate of section between those of Figs. 13 and 14. /, organ of fixation;/.., proximal root system; ., sieve plate, x 190. THE CHARACTERS OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS AMALLOCYSTIS A synopsis of the characters of the described forms of the genus Amallocystis, based on data from the literature and on those of the present paper, shows the foUowmg particulars. (i) The parasite mentioned and figured by Bate (1888) Hostandmannerofattachment:P««>^a Bate, ventral surfaceofsecondabdommals


. Fig. x6. Amallocystis capUlosus Fage, specimen of Figs. «. detail of fig. 13, further enlarged Mieve plate of section between those of Figs. 13 and 14. /, organ of fixation;/.., proximal root system; ., sieve plate, x 190. THE CHARACTERS OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS AMALLOCYSTIS A synopsis of the characters of the described forms of the genus Amallocystis, based on data from the literature and on those of the present paper, shows the foUowmg particulars. (i) The parasite mentioned and figured by Bate (1888) Hostandmannerofattachment:P««>^a Bate, ventral surfaceofsecondabdommalsegnient. Number and arrangement of trophomeres: Approximately fifty (?), in a bundle spreadmg from a common centre. , ,. , • 1 • 1 * • Shape of trophomeres and gonomeres: Trophomeres elongately cyhndncal or conical, twice or 2| times as long as broad; gonomeres globular to oval. Number of gonomeres on each trophomere: Three. Dimension of gonomeres: Unknown. Organ of fixation: Unknown. (2) Amallocystis racemosus (Coutiere) Host and manner of attachment: Pasiphaea tarda Kroyer, ventral surface of third abdominal segment. Number and arrangement of trophomeres: About fifty, in a single bundle attached to a common basal organ of fixation. Total length of the trophomeres with their gonomeres up to 4 mm. O 21-2


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