Molecular evidence that Reticulomyxa filosa is a freshwater naked foraminifer

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 612-617

  Pawlowski, Jan ^a,b   Bolivar, Ignacio ^a   Fahrni, Jose F ^a   De Vargas, Colomban ^a   Bowser, Samuel S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Granuloreticulosea; Molecular phylogeny; SSU rDNA; Systematics; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE;

ALLOGROMIA LATICOLLARIS; ALLOGROMIA SP.; AMMONIA SP.; ATHALAMEA; FORAMINIFERA; GRANULORETICULOSEA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; RETICULOMYXA FILOSA;

EID: 0033230185     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb05137.x     Document Type: Article

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