Phylogenetic analysis of complete small subunit ribosomal RNA coding region of myxidium lieberkuehni: evidence that myxozoa are metazoa and related to the bilateria

Archiv fur Protistenkunde

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Schlegel, Martin ^a   Lom, Jirï ^a   Stechmann, Alexandra ^a   Bernhard, Detlef ^a   Leipe, Detlef ^a   Dykova, Iva ^a   Sogin, Mitchell L ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Myxidium lieberkuehni; Myxozoa phylogeny; Nematocyst evolution; Small subunit rrna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001833526     PISSN: 00039365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9365(96)80002-9     Document Type: Article

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