Polyphyletic origin of the genus <it>Physarum</it> (Physarales, Myxomycetes) revealed by nuclear rDNA mini-chromosome analysis and group I intron synapomorphy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physarales represents the largest taxonomic order among the plasmodial slime molds (myxomycetes). Physarales is of particular interest since the two best-studied myxomycete species, <it>Physarum polycephalum</it> and <...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/166 |