Morphostasis in a novel eukaryote illuminates the evolutionary transition from phagotrophy to phototrophy: description of <it>Rapaza viridis </it>n. gen. et sp. (Euglenozoa, Euglenida)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Morphostasis of traits in different species is necessary for reconstructing the evolutionary history of complex characters. Studies that place these species into a molecular phylogenetic context test hypotheses about the transitional...

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Main Authors: Yamaguchi Aika, Yubuki Naoji, Leander Brian S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/29