Phylogenetic relationships within the lophophorate lineages (Ectoprocta, Brachiopoda and Phoronida)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1121-1127

  Hausdorf, Bernhard ^a   Helmkampf, Martin ^a   Nesnidal, Maximilian P ^a   Bruchhaus, Iris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachiopoda; Brachiozoa; Bryozoa; Ectoprocta; Lophophorata; Phoronida; Phylogenomics

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRYOZOA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETICS; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BRYOZOA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; INVERTEBRATES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BRACHIOPODA; BRYOZOA; CHEILOSTOMATIDA; CTENOSTOMATA; ENTOPROCTA; GYMNOLAEMATA; LOPHOPHORATA; METAZOA; PHORONIFORMEA; PHYLACTOLAEMATA; STENOLAEMATA;

EID: 77953138594     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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