Morphology, phylogeny, and ecology of the aphelids (Aphelidea, Opisthokonta) and proposal for the new superphylum Opisthosporidia

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Karpov, Sergey A ^a,b   Mamkaeva, Maria A ^b   Aleoshin, Vladimir V ^c   Nassonova, Elena ^b,d   Lilje, Osu ^e   Gleason, Frank H ^e  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphelida; Cryptomycota; Ecology; Microsporidia; Molecular phylogeny; Opisthosporidia; Rozella; Ultrustucture

Indexed keywords

AMOEBOAPHELIDIUM; APHELIDEA; APHELIDIUM; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYPTOMYCOTA; ECOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; FUNGUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENUS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSPORIDIA; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHOKONTA; OPISTHOSPORIDIA; PARASITOID; PHYLUM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLASMODIUM; PSEUDAPHELIDIUM; REVIEW; ROZELLA; ROZELLIDS; TAXONOMY; ZOOSPORE;

EID: 84897952640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00112     Document Type: Review

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