Genetic diversity of the crustacean parasite Hematodinium (Alveolata, Syndinea)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-28

  Hamilton, Kristina M ^a,b   Morritt, D ^b   Shaw, Paul W ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotypic diversity; Hematodinium; Host specificity; rRNA; Syndinea

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONFORMATION; CRUSTACEA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CRUSTACEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY;

ALVEOLATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEMATODINIUM; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; PROTISTA;

EID: 76449111964     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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