Evolution of the order Urostylida (protozoa, Ciliophora): New hypotheses based on multi-gene information and identification of localized incongruence

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Yi, Zhenzhen ^a,b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHYLY; PROTOZOON; PSAMMOMITRA; PSEUDOAMPHISIELLA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; UROSTYLIDA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CILIATE; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; SMALL RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT;

ANTEHOLOSTICHA; CILIOPHORA; EPICLINTES; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOAMPHISIELLA; PSEUDOKERONOPSIDAE; UROSTYLIDAE (CILIATA);

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CILIOPHORA; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, SMALL; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79952380978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017471     Document Type: Article

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