The 18S rDNA sequences support polyphyly of the Hypsibiidae (Eutardigrada)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 21-25

  Kiehl, Ernst ^a   Dastyck, Hieronymus ^b   D'Haese, Jochen ^a   Greven, Hartmut ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Hypsibiidae; Morphological characters; Polyphyly; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

DNA; INVERTEBRATE; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

EUTARDIGRADA; HALOBIOTUS; HEBESUNCUS; HYPSIBIIDAE; HYPSIBIUS; HYPSIBIUS CONVERGENS; ISOHYPSIBIUS; MACROBIOTUS; RAMAZZOTTIUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 34547676671     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.s1.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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