DE Wujek
Department of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
OT Ogundipe
Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract
A total of seven scaled protistans were observed from four freshwater sites in Nigeria. They include the holiozoan genera Acanthocystis, Polyplacocystis, Pterocystis, and Raphidiophrys. All are new records for Africa.
KEY WORDS: Heliozoa, Protozoa, Acanthocystis, Polyplacocystis, Pterocystis,
Raphidiophrys
Tropical Freshwater Biology 11 (2002) 1-9