Molecular phylogeny of Acrobeloides and Cephalobus (Nematoda: Cephalobidae) reveals paraphyletic taxa and recurrent evolution of simple labial morphology

Nematology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 819-836

  Smythe, Ashleigh B ^a,b   Nadler, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

28S rRNA; Free living nematodes; Morphology; Probolae; Sequence analysis; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOIL FAUNA; TAXONOMY;

ACROBELOIDES; CEPHALOBIDAE; CEPHALOBUS; CERVIDELLUS; NEMATODA; NOTHACROBELES; ZELDIA;

EID: 34547728658     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854106779799178     Document Type: Article

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