Elucidating the phylogenetic position of Gnathostomulida and first mitochondrial genomes of Gnathostomulida, Gastrotricha and Polycladida (Platyhelminthes)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-63

  Golombek, Anja ^a   Tobergte, Sarah ^a,b   Struck, Torsten H ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastrotricha; Gnathifera; Gnathostomulida; Mitochondrial genomes; Next generation sequencing; Platyhelminthes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GASTROTRICHA; GNATHOSTOMULA PARADOXA; GNATHOSTOMULIDA; LEPIDODERMELLA SQUAMATUM; PLATYHELMINTHES; POLYCLADIDA; SIPUNCULUS NUDUS; STYLOCHOPLANA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE ORDER; GENOME; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE ORDER; GENOME, HELMINTH; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTHS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84925411671     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.02.013     Document Type: Article

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