Marine gregarines: evolutionary prelude to the apicomplexan radiation?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Leander, Brian S ^a  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; INTESTINE PARASITE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE GREGARINE; MARINE SPECIES; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTISTAN COMMUNITY; SPECIES HABITAT; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; EVOLUTION; INTESTINES; INVERTEBRATES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; SEAWATER;

APICOMPLEXA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GREGARINIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 38349142515     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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