Morphology and molecular phylogeny of two new Marine euplotids, Pseudodiophrys nigricans n. g., n. sp., and Paradiophrys zhangi n. sp. (Ciliophora: Euplotida)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 437-445

  Jiang, Jiamei ^a   Warren, Alan ^b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Molecular systematics; new genus; new species; psammophilic ciliates; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

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

ARTICLE; CHINA; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

CHINA; CILIOPHORA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER;

CHINA; QINGDAO; SHANDONG;

CILIOPHORA; DIOPHRYS; EUPLOTIDA; SCUTUM; URONYCHIIDAE;

EID: 80053216877     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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