Using DNA-barcoding for sorting out protist species complexes: A case study of the Nebela tincta-collaris-bohemica group (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida, Hyalospheniidae)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 222-237

  Kosakyan, Anush ^a   Gomaa, Fatma ^a,b   Mitchell, Edward A D ^a   Heger, Thierry J ^c   Lara, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barcoding; COI; Nebela tincta collaris bohemica; Species complex; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

AMOEBOZOA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA BARCODING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; LOBOSEA; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMOEBA (GENUS); AMOEBOZOA; ARCELLINIDA; HYALOSPHENIIDAE; NEBELA TINCTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 84875379720     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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