Phylogenetic position of Rhynchopus sp. and Diplonema ambulator as indicated by analyses of euglenozoan small subunit ribosomal DNA.

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The taxa Rhynchopus Skuja and Diplonema Griessmann were first described as remarkable protists with euglenid affinities. Later on, the placement of Diplonema within the Euglenozoa was confirmed by molecular data. For this study two new sequences were added to the euglenozoan data set. The uncertainly placed Rhynchopus can be identified as a close relative to Diplonema by small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA)...

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