From oral structure to molecular evidence: new insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida (Protista, Ciliophora), with the establishment of two new families and new contributions to the poorly studied family Vaginicolidae
Borong Lu, Xiaozhong Hu, Alan Warren, Weibo Song, Ying Yan
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMonophylyCladeIncertae sedisEvolutionary biologyPhylogeneticsSynapomorphyCharacter evolutionSister groupZoologyTaxonCiliatePhylogenetic treeTaxonomy (biology)EcologyGeneticsGeneProtist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies