Evolutionary relationships within the protostome phylum Sipuncula: A molecular analysis of ribosomal genes and histone H3 sequence data

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-503

  Maxmen, Amy B ^a   King, Burnett F ^a   Cutler, Edward B ^a   Giribet, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; 28S rRNA; Evolution; Histone H3; Molecular phylogeny; Spiralia; Trochozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTILLESOMA; APIONSOMA; ASPIDOSIPHON; ASPIDOSIPHONIDAE; GOLFINGIA; GOLFINGIIDAE; NEPHASOMA; PHASCOLION; PHASCOLOPSIS; PHASCOLOSOMA; PHASCOLOSOMATIDEA; SIPHONOSOMA; SIPUNCULA; SIPUNCULIDA; SIPUNCULIDAE; SIPUNCULUS; SPIRALIA; THEMISTE; TROCHOZOA;

EID: 0038781908     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00443-8     Document Type: Article

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