Phylogenetic position of the phacotaceae within the chlamydophyceae as revealed by analysis of 18S rDNA and rbcL sequences

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 420-430

  Hepperle, D ^a   Nozaki, H ^b   Hohenberger, S ^c   Huss, V A R ^c   Morita, E ^b   Krienitz, L ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Green algae; Lorica bearing flagellates; Phacotaceae; Phylogeny; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLAGELLATE; GREEN ALGA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ALGAE, GREEN; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PLANT; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS MOEWUSII; CHLAMYDOMONAS RADIATA; CHLAMYDOMONAS TETRAGAMA; CHLOROGONIUM ELONGATUM; CHLOROGONIUM EUCHLORUM; CHLOROMONAS SERBINOWI; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA PARVA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; DYSMORPHOCOCCUS GLOBOSUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; LORICA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHACOTACEAE; PHACOTUS; PHACOTUS LENTICULARIS; PLUVIALIS; PTEROMONAS; PTEROMONAS PROTRACTA; SALINA; VOLVOCALES; WISLOUCHIELLA; WISLOUCHIELLA PLANCTONICA;

EID: 0031690944     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006399     Document Type: Article

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