Identification, Ecology, and Distribution of Heliozoa, scaled flagellates and scaled ciliates from western Nigeria

A total of 15 scale-bearing protista belonging to the genera Acanthocystis, Choanocystis, Cyathobodo, Lepidotrachelophyllum, Pterocystis, Polyplacocystis, Raineriophrys, Raphidiophrys, and Raphidocystis was observed from both lotic and lentic freshwater Nigerian sites. Three of the taxa have been previously reported from Nigeria, while 12 are new records including a description of a new species of Acanthocystis. Tropical Freshwater Biology Vol. 16 (1) 2007: pp. 1-15