Molecular phylogeny of three oxymonad genera: Pyrsonympha, Dinenympha and Oxymonas

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-197

  Moriya, Shigeharu ^a,b,c   Dacks, Joel B ^d   Takagi, Aika ^a   Noda, Satoko ^a   Ohkuma, Moriya ^a,c   Doolittle, W Ford ^d   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a,b,c  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Cytoskeleton; Excavate; Golgi; Holdfast; Mitochondria; Phylogeny; Protozoa; Rostellum; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTIST; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DINENYMPHA; EUKARYOTA; ISOPTERA; OXYMONADIDA; OXYMONAS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; PYRSONYMPHA; TRIMASTIX;

EID: 0037790910     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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