Morphological and phylogenetic investigations shed light on evolutionary relationships of the enigmatic genus Copemetopus (Ciliophora, Alveolata), with the proposal of Copemetopus verae sp. nov.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2022.125878
Abstract: Copemetopus Villeneuve-Brachon, 1940 is a rare, poorly known sapropelic ciliate genus composed of only two valid nominal species. Over time, Copemetopus was taxonomically assigned to Heterotrichea and Armophorea classes, but its phylogenetic affinities remained unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: phylogenetic investigations; copemetopus verae; investigations shed; verae nov ... See more keywords