Project:BB|3305
- Title
- Phylogeny of the rhabdocoel turbellaria and the origin of the freshwater representatives
- Acronym
- URL
- StartDate
- 2007-10-01
- EndDate
- 2011-10-01
- Amount
Abstract
Within this project the phylogenetic relationships of and within the large turbellarian taxon Rhabdocoela is investigated. Emphasis is on the question wether the fresh water taxa together for a monophyletic group. Such a monophyletic taxon is suggested by recent molecular analyses, but is in contradiction with traditional hypotheses based on morphology. These relationships will be investigated using a combination of molecular markers. A second objective of the project is to investigate the phylogenetic relationships and diversity within the cosmopolitan species complex "Gyratrix hermaphroditus". It will also be investigated wether DNA-barcoding can be usefull lwithin this species compex.
Keywords
turbellaria, Rhabdocoela, fresh water taxa, Gyratrix, species complexes, phylogeny, taxonomy, DNA-barcoding
Classifications
Animal Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny {Research discipline}
Biogeography {Research discipline}
Genetic {Integration level}
Species {Integration level}
National {Cooperation status}
Origins, Maintenance and Change of Biodiversity {Research orientation}
Systematics, Inventorying and Classification {Research orientation}
Platyhelminthes {Taxonomical scope}
Fundings
| Name | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Open Call | unknown |
People
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artois, Tom | promotor | 2007-10-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| Backeljau, Thierry | co-promotor | 2007-10-01 | 2011-10-01 |
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biodiversity, Phylogeny and Population studies | member | 2007-10-01 | 2011-10-01 |
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