Corallochytrium, an enigmatic non-flagellate protozoan related to choanoflagellates

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 306-310

  Cavalier Smith, Thomas ^a   Allsopp, M T E Paula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

18s rRNA Sequence; Choanoflagellates; Corallochytrea; Corallochytrium; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029798710     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80053-8     Document Type: Article

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