Large-subunit rRNA sequence of the chytridiomycete Blastocladiella emersonii, and implications for the evolution of zoosporic fungi

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 476-483

  Van Der Auwera, Gert ^a   De Wachter, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alveolates; Blastocladiella emersonii; Chytridiomycetes; Fungi; Mastigomycetes; rRNA phylogeny; Stramenopiles

Indexed keywords

RNA 28S; RNA 5.8S;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCLADIELLA; DATA BASE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE;

ALVEOLATA; BLASTOCLADIELLA EMERSONII; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MASTIGOMYCOTA; PROTISTA; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 0029910729     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02337520     Document Type: Article

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