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Two members of Acrasieæ,Dictyostelium mucoroides Bref. andPolysphondylium violaceum Bref. have been described for the first time from India. Certain facts of ecological interest have been pointed out and discussed. The results clearly indicate that the relative frequencies of the occurrence of these forms is much higher in soils examined here, as compared to previously published data.
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Rai, J.N., Tewari, J.P. Studies in cellular slime moulds from Indian soils. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 53, 1–9 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051044
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