Molecular phylogeny of the Robust clade (Faviidae, Mussidae, Merulinidae, and Pectiniidae): An Indian Ocean perspective

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 183-193

  Arrigoni, Roberto ^a   Stefani, Fabrizio ^a,b   Pichon, Michel ^c   Galli, Paolo ^a   Benzoni, Francesca ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

COI; Evolution; Faviidae; Indian Ocean; Mussidae; RDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACANTHASTREA MAXIMA; ANTHOZOA; BLASTOMUSSA MERLETI; CYPHASTREA SERAILIA; ECHINOPORA; ECHINOPORA GEMMACEA; FAVIA; FAVIA FAVUS; FAVIA MATTHAII; FAVIA PALLIDA; FAVIA ROTUMANA; FAVIIDAE; FAVITES; FAVITES COMPLANATA; FAVITES HALICORA; FAVITES PERESI; MERULINIDAE; MONTASTRAEA; MUSSIDAE; PARASIMPLASTREA; PECTINIIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84864567287     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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