EST based phylogenomics of Syndermata questions monophyly of Eurotatoria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The metazoan taxon Syndermata comprising Rotifera (in the classical sense of Monogononta+Bdelloidea+Seisonidea) and Acanthocephala has raised several hypotheses connected to the phylogeny of these animal groups and the included subta...

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Main Authors: Bucher Gregor, Boell Louis, Meyer Achim, Herlyn Holger, Witek Alexander, Hankeln Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/345