Molecular and morphological evidence for a sister group relationship of the classes Armophorea and Litostomatea (Ciliophora, Intramacronucleata, Lamellicorticata infraphyl. nov.), with an account on basal litostomateans

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 298-309

  Vďačný, Peter ^a,b   Orsi, William ^c   Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicalization; Dileptids; Phylogeny; Postciliary microtubule ribbons; Stomatogenesis; Toxicysts

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CILIOPHORA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; ORGANELLES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CILIOPHORA; DILEPTUS; HAPTORIA; INTRAMACRONUCLEATA; LITOSTOMATEA; SPATHIDIIDAE; SPIROTRICHEA;

EID: 78649904363     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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