Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic parasite, Polypodium hydriforme, within the Phylum Cnidaria

BACKGROUND: Polypodium hydriforme is a parasite with an unusual life cycle and peculiar morphology, both of which have made its systematic position uncertain. Polypodium has traditionally been considered a cnidarian because it possesses nematocysts, the stinging structures characteristic of this phy...

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Autores principales: Evans, Nathaniel M, Lindner, Alberto, Raikova, Ekaterina V, Collins, Allen G, Cartwright, Paulyn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18471296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-139

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18471296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-139

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