Molecular phylogeny of the Heterotrichea (Ciliophora, Postciliodesmatophora) based on small subunit rRNA gene sequences

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-363

  Schmidt, Stephanie L ^a   Foissner, Wilhelm ^b   Schlegel, Martin ^a   Bernhard, Detlef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Blepharismidae; Condylostomatidae; Heterotrichea; Macronuclear evolution; Phylogeny; Stentoridae

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

CILIATE; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENY; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MACRONUCLEUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, RRNA; MACRONUCLEUS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

BLEPHARISMA; BLEPHARISMIDAE; CILIOPHORA; CONDYLOSTOMATIDAE; HETEROTRICHEA; POSTCILIODESMATOPHORA; SPIROSTOMUM; STENTOR (CILIATE); STENTORIDAE;

EID: 34547456466     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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