A STUDY ON SOME SPECIES OF ACRASIOMYCETES
集胞菌的初步研究

This report records 4 species of the genus Dictyostelium and 1 species o genus Polyspkondylium in China, namely D. mucoroides, D. minutum, D. purpureum, D. discoideum and P. violaceum. The above five species are new records to China. A new method of isolation and culture has been developed. The life cycle of each species has been observed and photographed. The frequent occurrence of microcyst in the life cycle of Acrasiomvcetes must be further carefuly studied.