Molecular phylogeny of oligotrich genera Omegastrombidium and Novistrombidium (Protozoa, Ciliophora) for the systematical relationships within Family Strombidiidae

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 769-777

  Zhang, Qianqian ^a,b   Yi, Zhenzhen ^a   Xu, Dapeng ^b,c   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^d   Gong, Jun ^a   Song, Weibo ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Novistrombidium; Omegastrombidium; phylogeny; SS rRNA; Strombidium

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; NOVISTROMBIDIUM; NOVISTROMBIDIUM TESTACEUM; OLIGOTRICHS; OMEGASTROMBIDIUM; PROTOZOA; STROMBIDIIDAE; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM INCLINATUM; STROMBIDIUM SULCATUM;

EID: 79955489557     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-010-9096-0     Document Type: Article

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