Phylogeny of the rumen ciliates Entodinium, Epidinium and Polyplastron (Litostomatea: Entodiniomorphida) inferred from small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Wright, André Denis G ^a   Dehority, Burk A ^b   Lynn, Denis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolata; Ciliophora; parsimony; Trichostomatia

Indexed keywords

ENTODINIUM; EPIDINIUM; POLYPLASTRON;

EID: 0030893569     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05693.x     Document Type: Article

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