Monophyly of the trichostome ciliates (phylum ciliophora: Class litostomatea) tested using new 18S rRNA sequences from the vestibuliferids, isotricha intestinalis and Dasytricha ruminantium, and the haptorian, Didinium nasutum

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-315

  Wright, André Denis G ^a   Lynn, Denis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haptoria; Phylogeny; Trichostomatia; Vestibuliferida

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; DASYTRICHA; DASYTRICHA RUMINANTIUM; DIDINIUM; DIDINIUM NASUTUM; ENTODINIOMORPHIDA; HAPTORIA; HAPTORIDA; HOMALOZOON; ISOTRICHA; ISOTRICHA INTESTINALIS; LITOSTOMATEA; LOXOPHYLLUM; PLEUROSTOMATIDA; SPATHIDIUM; TRICHOSTOMATIA; VESTIBULIFERIDA;

EID: 0030853538     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80008-9     Document Type: Article

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