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Phylogeny and evolution of developmental mode in temnopleurid echinoids.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jul 2003
Jeffery Charlotte H, Emlet Richard B, Littlewood D T J
Abstract excerpt
The phylogenetic relationships of 24 nominal species of temnopleurid echinoid were established using molecular and morphological data sets. The analysis combined sequence data from mitochondrial 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I genes and the nuclear 18S-like small subunit rRNA gene with morphological data concerning coronal, lantern, spine, and pedicellarial traits. All four data sets contain similar...
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