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Diversification dynamics of rhynchostomatian ciliates: the impact of seven intrinsic traits on speciation and extinction in a microbial group.
Scientific reports - 30 Aug 2017
Vďačný Peter, Rajter Ľubomír, Shazib Shahed Uddin Ahmed, Jang Seok Won, Shin Mann Kyoon
Abstract excerpt
Ciliates are a suitable microbial model to investigate trait-dependent diversification because of their comparatively complex morphology and high diversity. We examined the impact of seven intrinsic traits on speciation, extinction, and net-diversification of rhynchostomatians, a group of comparatively large, predatory ciliates with proboscis carrying a dorsal brush (sensoric structure) and toxicysts (organelles...
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