Are Ichthyosporea animals or fungi? Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of elongation factor 1α of Ichthyophonus irregularis

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 550-562

  Ragan, Mark A ^a,b   Murphy, Colleen A ^c   Rand, Thomas G ^d  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EF 1 gene analysis; Ichthyophonus irregularis; Ichthyosporea; Opisthokonta

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; ICHTHYOPHONUS; ICHTHYOPHONUS IRREGULARIS; ICHTHYOSPOREA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0345149777     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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