Expanded phylogenetic representation of genera Opercularia and Epistylis sheds light on the evolution and higher-level taxonomy of peritrich ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 415-420

  Utz, Laura R P ^a   Simão, Taiz L L ^a   Safi, Lúcia S L ^a   Eizirik, Eduardo ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Character evolution; peritrichs; phylogenetics; small subunit rRNA; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

CILIATE; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; RNA; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRESH WATER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

BRAZIL; CHINA;

CILIOPHORA; EPISTYLIS; EPISTYLIS PLICATILIS; OPERCULARIA (CILIATA); OPERCULARIA MICRODISCUM; PERITRICHIA (CILIATES);

EID: 77956109280     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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