Molecular phylogeny of the scuticociliate, Philaster (Protozoa, Ciliophora), with a description of a new species, P. apodigitiformis sp. nov.

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-388

  Miao, Miao ^a   Wang, Yangang ^a   Li, Liqiong ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Interstitial ciliates; Morphology; Phylogeny; Scuticociliates

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PARANOPHRYS; PARAURONEMATIDAE; PHILASTER; PHILASTERIDA; PHILASTERIDAE; PHILASTERIDES; PROTOZOA; SCUTICOCILIATIA; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES; TETRAODONTIDAE; URONEMA (CILIATA); URONEMATIDAE;

EID: 77949872995     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200009990193     Document Type: Article

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