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| | FEBS Abstract |
 | | Among them, amoeboid eukaryotes have been notably absent from molecular phylogenies, in spite of their diversity, complexity and abundance. |
 | | To partly fill this phylogenetic gap, we present here the first multigene (small-subunit ribosomal RNA and/or actin) sequence data for the three main groups of 147;Heliozoa; (Actinophryida, Centrohelida, Desmothoracida), the heliozoan-like Sticholonche, and the radiolarian group Polycystinea. |
 | | Our data also provide the first multigene evidence for the existence of the Rhizaria, a new supergroup of mainly amoeboid eukaryotes which includes desmothoracid heliozoans, all radiolarians, Sticholonche, foraminiferans, as well as various filose and reticulose amoebae and some flagellates. |
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