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Heliozoa from Nigeria


DE Wujek
OT Ogundipe

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

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