First molecular phylogeny of the major clades of Pseudoscorpiones (Arthropoda: Chelicerata)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-184

  Murienne, Jérôme ^a,c   Harvey, Mark S ^b   Giribet, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Pseudoscorpions; Venom gland evolution

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 18S;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, RRNA; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; CHEIRIDIOIDEA; CHELICERATA; CHELIFEROIDEA; CHTHONIOIDEA; FEAELLOIDEA; GARYPOIDEA; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; STERNOPHOROIDEA;

EID: 52249121406     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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