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Performance of 18S rDNA helix E23 for phylogenetic relationships within and between the Rotifera-Acanthocephala clades.
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie III, Sciences de la vie - 1 Oct 2000
Miquelis A, Martin J F, Carson E W, Brun G, Gilles A
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The species diversity of the phylum Rotifera has been largely studied on the basis of morphological characters. However, cladistic relationships within this group are poorly resolved due to extensive homoplasy in morphological traits, substantial phenotypic plasticity and a poor fossil record. We undertook this study to determine if a phylogeny based on partial 18S rDNA, which included the helix E23 of 18S rDNA...
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