Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial protein coding genes confirms the reciprocal paraphyly of Hexapoda and Crustacea

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogeny of Arthropoda is still a matter of harsh debate among systematists, and significant disagreement exists between morphological and molecular studies. In particular, while the taxon joining hexapods and crustaceans (the P...

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Main Authors: van der Wath Elizabeth, Nardi Francesco, Liò Pietro, Carapelli Antonio, Frati Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology