Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of bodonid and diplonemid flagellates and the evolution of euglenozoa

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 402-416

  Von Der Heyden, Sophie ^a   Chao, Ema E ^a   Vickerman, Keith ^b   Cavalier Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Bodo saltans; Dimastigella; Diplonema; Euglenoidea; Kinetoplastids; Neobodo; Rhynchobodo; Rhynchopus

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S;

FLAGELLATE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLATE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MASTIGOPHORA; ORGANELLES; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ANIMALIA; BODO; BODO SALTANS; CRUZELLA; CRYPTOBIA; DIMASTIGELLA; DIPLONEMA; DIPLONEMIDA; ENTOSIPHON; EUGLENIDA; EUGLENOZOA; ICHTHYOBODO; KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARABODO; PROTOZOA; RHYNCHOBODO; RHYNCHOMONAS; RHYNCHOPUS; TRYPANOPLASMA;

EID: 3242879528     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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