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A molecular approach to the tangled intrageneric relationships underlying phylogeny in Euplotes (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2002
Petroni Giulio, Dini Fernando, Verni Franco, Rosati Giovanna
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The cosmopolitan genus Euplotes is remarkable among ciliates for its species richness. To understand the still tangled taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships within the genus, small subunit rRNA sequences of 11 morphologically defined species colonizing different habitats were determined. Euplotes 18S rRNA is unique among ciliates for its anomalous length and high evolutionary rate. Phylogenetic reconstruction...
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