Integrative taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three poorly known tintinnine ciliates, with the establishment of a new genus (Protista; Ciliophora; Oligotrichea)
Abstract Background The taxonomic classification of the suborder Tintinnina Kofoid & Campbell, 1929, a species-rich group of planktonic ciliated protistans with a characteristic lorica, has long been ambiguous largely due to the lack of cytological and molecular data for most species. Tintinnops...
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Language: | English |
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2021-06-01
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Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01831-8 |