Phylogenetic position of amitochondriate protists in the evolution of eukaryotes

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-392

  Hasegawa, Masami ^a   Hashimoto, Tetsuo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEZOA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032992641     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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