Phylogenetic studies of four species of ciliate inferred from 16s-like small subunit rRNA gene sequences

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-124

  Li, Yi Song ^a   Niu, Yan Ning ^a   Liu, Lan Xia ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Euplotes encysticus; Phylogenetic relationship; Pseudokeronopsis rubra; SS rRNA gene; Stylonychia mytilus; Urostyla grandis

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; HOLOSTICHA; HOLOSTICHIDAE; MYTILUS; PSEUDOKERONOPSIS; PSEUDOKERONOPSIS RUBRA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA LEMNAE; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS; UROSTYLA; UROSTYLA GRANDIS; UROSTYLIDAE (CILIATA);

EID: 46749126985     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-008-0020-9     Document Type: Article

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