Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of two poorly known ciliate genera, Balantidion and Acropisthium (Protista: Ciliophora: Litostomatea), including a new species of Balantidion
Yong Chi, Yujie Liu, Honggang Ma, Ya Wang, Ran Liu, Saleh Alfarraj, Weibo Song, William A. Bourland
Topics & Concepts
BiologyCiliateTaxonomy (biology)ZoologyPhylogeneticsPhylogenetic treeSister groupMolecular phylogeneticsCiliataCladeProtozoaBotanyEcologyGeneGeneticsProtist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies