Molecular phylogeny of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1006-1015

  Jørgensen, Aslak ^a   Faurby, Søren ^b   Hansen, Jesper G ^c   Møbjerg, Nadja ^d   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^c  

^a DBL Parasitology Health and Development   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

18S; 28S; Arthrotardigrada; Heterotardigrada; Molecular phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; INVERTEBRATES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARCHECHINISCUS; ARTHROTARDIGRADA; BATILLIPEDIDAE; ECDYSOZOA; ECHINISCOIDEA; EUTARDIGRADA; EUTARDIGRADES; HALECHINISCIDAE; HETEROTARDIGRADA; ORZELISCUS; STYGARCTIDAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 76649130933     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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