Phylogenetic position of Psalteriomonas lanterna deduced from the SSU rDNA sequence

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 467-470

  Weekers, Peter H H ^a,b   Kleyn, Janine ^a   Vogels, Godfried D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amitochondriate; Amoeboflagellate; Free living; Heterolobosea; Lyromonadea; Percol ozoa; Phylogeny; Vahlkampfiidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCHEZOA; HETEROLOBOSEA; LYROMONADEA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PERCOLOZOA; PSALTERIOMONAS LANTERNA; VAHLKAMPFIIDAE;

EID: 0031239940     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05725.x     Document Type: Article

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