Rare genomic changes and mitochondrial sequences provide independent support for congruent relationships among the sea spiders (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-70

  Masta, Susan E ^a   McCall, Andrew ^a   Longhorn, Stuart J ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Chelicerata; Gene rearrangements; Mitochondrial genomics; TRNA secondary structure

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE ORDER; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; PYCNOGONIDA;

EID: 77956231046     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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