Clarifying the taxonomic identity of a phylogenetically important group of eukaryotes: Planomonas is a junior synonym of ancyromonas

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-293

  Heiss, Aaron A ^a   Walker, Giselle ^b   Simpson, Alastair G B ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ancyromonas; Electron microscopy; Flagellate; Light microscopy; Planomonas; Protozoa; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FLAGELLATE; MICROSCOPY; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL DIVISION; EUKARYOTA; PHYLOGENY;

ANCYROMONAS; ANCYROMONAS SIGMOIDES; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 77951613037     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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