A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial protein-coding sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 513-527

  McFadden, Catherine S ^a   France, Scott C ^b   Sánchez, Juan A ^c   Alderslade, Phil ^d  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcyonacea; Gorgonian; Molecular systematics; msh1; ND2; Pennatulacea; Sea pen; Soft coral

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOMASTUS; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CORALLIUM; ELLISELLIDAE; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; HELIOPORACEA; HOLAXONIA; PENNATULACEA; SCLERAXONIA; STOLONIFERA (ANTHOZOANS);

EID: 33750948048     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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