Molecular phylogeny of Gastrotricha on the basis of a comparison of the 18S rRNA genes: Rejection of the hypothesis of a relationship between Gastrotricha and Nematoda

Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 445-452

  Petrov, N B ^a   Pegova, A N ^a   Manylov, O G ^b   Vladychenskaya, N S ^a   Mugue, N S ^c   Aleshin, V V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Bilateria; Ecdysozoa; Gastrotricha; Gnathostomulida; Molecular phylogeny; Nematoda; Protostomia; Spiralia

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACOELA; BILATERIA; CEPHALODASYS; CHAETONOTIDA; CHAETONOTIDAE; ECDYSOZOA; GASTROTRICHA; GNATHOSTOMULIDA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDODASYIDAE; LEPIDODASYS; LOPHOTROCHOZOA; MACRODASYIDA; MESODASYS; NEMATODA; NEMERTEA; NEMERTODERMATIDA; NEODASYS; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROTOSTOMIA; ROTIFERA; SPIRALIA; THAUMASTODERMATIDAE; TURBANELLIDAE; XENOTRICHULIDAE;

EID: 34547381770     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893307030107     Document Type: Article

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