Use of molecular data to discriminate pseudocerotid turbellarians

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-126

  Goggin, C L ^a,b   Newman, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TAXONOMY; TURBELLARIA; WORM;

EID: 0030012451     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00015261     Document Type: Article

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