Sequence analyses of the small subunit rRNA gene confirm the paraphyly of oligotrich ciliates sensu lato and support the monophyly of the subclasses Oligotrichia and Choreotrichia (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-97

  Strüder Kypke, Michaela C ^a   Lynn, Denis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Strobilidiidae; Strombidiida; Strombidinopsidae; Tintinnida

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

CHOREOTRICHIA; CILIOPHORA; CODONELLOPSIS; CODONELLOPSIS AMERICANA; EUTINTINNUS; EUTINTINNUS PECTINIS; FAVELLA; FAVELLA PANAMENSIS; HALTERIA; HALTERIA GRANDINELLA; HALTERIIDAE; HEBE; LORICA; METACYLIS; METACYLIS ANGULATA; OLIGOTRICHIA; PROTOZOA; RHABDONELLA; RHABDONELLA HEBE; SPIROTRICHEA; SPORADOTRICHIDA; STICHOTRICHIA; STROBILIDIIDAE; STROBILIDIUM CAUDATUM; STROMBIDINOPSIDAE; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM PURPUREUM; TINTINNIDA; TINTINNIDIUM; TINTINNIDIUM MUCICOLA; TINTINNOPSIS; TINTINNOPSIS DADAYI; TINTINNOPSIS FIMBRIATA; TINTINNOPSIS TOCATINENSIS;

EID: 17944386563     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836903003546     Document Type: Article

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