Novelty in Phylogeny of Gastrotricha: Evidence from 18S rRNA Gene

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 314-318

  Wirz, Annarita ^a   Pucciarelli, Sandra ^b   Miceli, Cristina ^b   Tongiorgi, Paolo ^a   Balsamo, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c Università di Uzbimo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; Gastrotricha; Aschelminthes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HELMINTH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, RRNA; HELMINTHS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033218165     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0650     Document Type: Article

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