Molecular phylogeny, evolutionary rates, and divergence timing of the symbiotic dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-30

  Pochon, Xavier ^a   Montoya Burgos, Juan I ^a   Stadelmann, Benoit ^a   Pawlowski, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolutionary rates; Large subunit ribosomal genes; Relaxed molecular clock; Soritid foraminifera; Symbiodinium "zooxanthellae"; Symbiotic dinoflagellates

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; RNA 23S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SYMBIOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTISTA; SORITIDAE; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 28844470439     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.028     Document Type: Article

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