Molecular evolution of Cinetochilum and Sathrophilus (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea), two genera of ciliates with morphological affinities to scuticociliates

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-325

  Zhang, Qianqian ^a   Miao, Miao ^a   Strüder Kypke, Michaela C ^b   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^c   Al Farraj, Saleh A ^c   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOPHRYA; APOSTOMATIDEA; CILIOPHORA; CINETOCHILUM; CYCLIDIUM; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; LOXOCEPHALIDAE; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PROTOZOA; SATHROPHILUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 79954589238     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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