Morphologic and molecular data suggest that Lynnella semiglobulosa n. g., n. sp. represents a new family within the subclass Choreotrichia (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Liu, Weiwei ^a   Yi, Zhenzhen ^a   Lin, Xiaofeng ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Infraciliature; morphogenesis; small subunit rRNA (SSrRNA); systematics; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER;

CILIATE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER;

CHINA; DAYA BAY; GUANGDONG;

CHOREOTRICHIA; CILIOPHORA; OLIGOTRICHIA; OLIGOTRICHS; SPIROTRICHEA;

EID: 78650636470     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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