Journal article
An updated 18S rRNA phylogeny of tunicates based on mixture and secondary structure models
Abstract
BackgroundTunicates have been recently revealed to be the closest living relatives of vertebrates. Yet, with more than 2500 described species, details of their evolutionary history are still obscure. From a molecular point of view, tunicate phylogenetic relationships have been mostly studied based on analyses of 18S rRNA sequences, which indicate several major clades at odds with the traditional class-level arrangements. Nonetheless, …
Authors
Tsagkogeorga G; Turon X; Hopcroft RR; Tilak M-K; Feldstein T; Shenkar N; Loya Y; Huchon D; Douzery EJ; Delsuc F
Journal
BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1186/1471-2148-9-187
ISSN
1472-6785