Phylogenetic relationships of the Clavelinidae and Pycnoclavellidae (Ascidiacea) inferred from mtDNA data

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-120

  Pérez Portela, Rocío ^a   Turon, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archidistoma; Clavelina; COI; Phylogeny; Pycnoclavella

Indexed keywords

ARCHIDISTOMA; ASCIDIACEA; CLAVELINA; CLAVELINIDAE; PYCNOCLAVELLA;

EID: 40749100660     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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