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PROF. M. HARTMANN, who is responsible for the account of the Sporozoa, has separated the Amoebosporidia (Neosporidia)-with its two subclasses Cnidosporidia and Acnidosporidia-as one of the six main classes of Protozoa, so that the class Sporozoa now includes only the Gregarinida, Coccidia, and Hsemosporidia. The morphology and life history of the principal members of these orders are carefully described, an outline classification showing the position of the chief genera is given, and a list of the more important memoirs on the subject is appended. The value of the many excellent figures would have been enhanced if the magnifications had been indicated; without these the student is apt to form an exaggerated idea of the size of many of these organisms.
Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches.
Begründet von Prof. Dr. Willy Kükenthal. Herausgegeben von Dr. Thilo Krumbach. Band 1: Protozoa, Porifera, Coelen-terata, Mesozoa. Lieferung 2. Pp. 193–416. 10.50 marks. Lieferung 3. Pp. 417–512. 4.50 marks. (Berlin und Leipzig: Walther de Gruyter und Co., 1923–1924.)
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Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Nature 114, 271 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114271a0
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