Reconsideration of the phylogenetic position of Frontonia-related Peniculia (Ciliophora, Protozoa) inferred from the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Gao, Shan ^a   Chen, Zigui ^a   Shao, Chen ^a   Long, Hongan ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ciliate; F. didieri; F. tchibisovae; Frontonia lynni; Oligohymenophorea; Phylogeny; SS rRNA

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; FRONTONIA; FRONTONIA LYNNI; FRONTONIIDAE; HYMENOSTOMATIA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PARAMECIUM; PENICULIA; PROTOZOA; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 64249135814     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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