The Origin of Red Algae and Cryptomonad Nucleomorphs: A Comparative Phylogeny Based on Small and Large Subunit rRNA Sequences ofPalmaria palmata, Gracilaria verrucosa,and theGuillardia thetaNucleomorph

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-342

  Van Der Auwera, Gert ^a   Hofmann, Claudia J B ^b   De Rijk, Peter ^a   De Wachter, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

RRNA phylogeny; rhodophyte; cryptomonad nucleomorph; Palmaria palmata, Gracilaria verrucosa, Guillardia theta.

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; RNA 28S; RNA 5.8S;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; RED ALGA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; ALGAE, RED; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASTIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0032249767     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0544     Document Type: Article

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