Phylogeny of the ciliate family Psilotrichidae (Protista, Ciliophora), a curious and poorly-known taxon, with notes on two algae-bearing psilotrichids from Guam, USA

Phylogeny of the ciliate family Psilotrichidae (Protista, Ciliophora), a curious and poorly-known taxon, with notes on two algae-bearing psilotrichids from Guam, USA

Abstract Background The classification of the family Psilotrichidae, a curious group of ciliated protists with unique morphological and ontogenetic features, is ambiguous and poorly understood particularly due to the lack of molecular data. Hence, the systematic relationship between this group and o...

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Main Authors: Xiaotian Luo, Jie A. Huang, Lifang Li, Weibo Song, William A. Bourland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Algal symbionts
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Ciliate
Hemiholosticha
Protist
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1450-z

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