Megaphylogeny, cell body plans, adaptive zones: Causes and timing of eukaryote basal radiations

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-33

  Cavalier Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apusozoa; Bikonts; Cercozoa; Chromalveolates; Ciliary gliding; Corticates; Excavata; Marine freshwater transitions; Pseudopod evolution; Unikonts

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; CHLOROPLAST; DIVERGENCE; EUKARYOTE; PHAGOTROPHY; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EUKARYOTIC CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TIME;

EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

AMOEBOZOA; ANIMALIA; APUSOZOA; BIKONTA; CERCOZOA; CHOANOZOA; CHROMALVEOLATA; CONOSA; CORTICATA; EUKARYOTA; EXCAVATA; FUNGI; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; ICHTHYOSPOREA; METAMONADA; PLANTAE; PROTISTA; PSEUDOPODA; RETARIA; RHIZARIA; UNIKONTA; VARIOSEA;

EID: 61849169707     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00373.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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