The phylogeny of Colpodellids (Alveolata) using small subunit rRNA gene sequences suggests they are the free-living sister group to apicomplexans

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 498-504

  Kuvardina, Olga N ^b   Leander, Brian S ^a   Aleshin, Vladimir V ^b   Myl'nikov, Alexander P ^c   Keeling, Patrick J ^a   Simdyanov, Timur G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c PAPANIN INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF INLAND WATERS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alveolates; Apicomplexa; Colpodella pontica; Dinoflagellata; Evolution; Phylogeny; Small subunit rDNA

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

APICOMPLEXA; CILIOPHORA; COLPODELLA; COLPODELLA PONTICA; COLPODELLIDAE; CONOIDEA; DINOPHYCEAE; PARVILUCIFERA; PERKINSIDAE; PERKINSUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036863450     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00235.x     Document Type: Article

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