BRANCHIOPOD PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION FROM 12S rDNA SEQUENCE DATA

R. Hanner, M. Fugate-1997

Journal of Crustacean Biology, 17 (1): 174-183

Abstract (excerpt):

Nucleotide sequence from mitochondrial 12S ribosonal DNA are determined for 7 species of branchiopod crustaceans: 2 from the order Anostraca (Streptocephalus texanus and Linderiella santarosae), 2 from the order Conchostraca (Cyzicus mexicanus and Eulimnadia texana), 2 from the order Notostraca (Triops longicaudatus and Lepidurus bilobatus), and one from the order Cladocera (Moina brachycephala). They are compared to other branchiopod (Anostraca: Artemia franciscana, Cladocera: Daphnia pulex), and maxillopod (Branchiura: Savignium crenatum) sequences from the literature.

(Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA)

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