The origins of graptolites and other pterobranchs: A journey from 'Polyzoa'

Lethaia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-316

  Sato, Atsuko ^a   Rickards, Barrie ^b   Holland, Peter W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deuterostome evolution; Hemichordates; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRYOZOAN; COLONIAL ORGANISM; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GRAPTOLITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; BRYOZOA; CHORDATA; CRINOIDEA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; ECHINODERMATA; ENTEROPNEUSTA; HEMICHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; PHORONIFORMEA; POLYZOA (ASCIDIAN); PTEROBRANCHIA;

EID: 56349091528     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00123.x     Document Type: Review

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