Molecular phylogeny of Acantharea (Actinopodea: Protista) based on small subunit rRNA gene sequences

Science Reports of the University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Section B: Geological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue , 2005, Pages 13-22

  Oka, Akihide ^a   Endo, Kazuyoshi ^a   Sashida, Katsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acantharea; Actinopodea; Molecular phylogeny; Radiolaria; SSU rRNA

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY;

ACANTHAREA; ACTINOPODEA; ARTHRACANTHIDA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 28644450761     PISSN: 03886182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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