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genus Nitia Pallary, 1924: cladomics

5 Recent valid species (5 total species)

Cladomics pages are experimental — even more so than the rest of this site!

The purpose of the cladomics pages for each genus and family-group level taxon is to provide statistics and references indicating the extent to which published phylogenetic work supports the classification used here.

The Cladomics Summary provides an overview of the number of studies that have included terminal species representing this taxon as well as an indication of how frequently it has been recovered as monophyletic.

Following the summary, the available published clades representing the taxon are listed.

For more information, visit the Cladomics FARQ (frequently asked rhetorical questions) page. Abbreviations for the various statistics are explained on the FARQ!

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5 (5 total)
analyzed in 31 cladograms in 18 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 1.19, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 3
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 3 median = 3)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.67


Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.

PCoA Ordination of Nitia cladogram distances
PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree of Nitia cladogram distances
NJ Tree


Cladograms

Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2020 [Publ 4101], fig. 1

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 3 3 0 3 33 24 6 **
Cladomics cladogram Grandidieria Pseudospatha Moncetia Nitia acuminata Nitia monceti Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura alluaudi Coelatura bakeri Coelatura hauttecoeuri Coelatura stuhlmanni Coelatura leopoldvillensis Coelatura mesafricana Coelatura horei Coelatura ratidota Coelatura Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura stanleyvillensis Coelatura kunenensis Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Coelatura briarti Prisodontopsis mweruensis Coelatura choziensis Coelatura hypsiprymna Coelatura luapulaensis Coelatura mossambicensis Nyassunio

Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2020 [Publ 4101], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 3 3 0 3 33 24 6 0
Cladomics cladogram Grandidieria Pseudospatha Moncetia Nitia acuminata Nitia monceti Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura alluaudi Coelatura bakeri Coelatura hauttecoeuri Coelatura stuhlmanni Coelatura leopoldvillensis Coelatura mesafricana Coelatura horei Coelatura ratidota Coelatura Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura stanleyvillensis Coelatura kunenensis Coelatura briarti Prisodontopsis mweruensis Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Coelatura choziensis Coelatura hypsiprymna Coelatura luapulaensis Coelatura mossambicensis Nyassunio

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.500 3 27 31 3 630 24 6 45.0
Cladomics cladogram Assamnaia Parreysia Nitia monceti 2 Nitia teretiuscula Nitia monceti 1 Grandidieria Pseudospatha tanganyicensis 2 Moncetia Pseudospatha tanganyicensis 1 Coelatura leopoldvillensis 2 Coelatura leopoldvillensis 1 Coelatura mesafricana Coelatura aegyptiaca 3 Coelatura hauttecoeuri 2 Nitia acuminata Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura alluaudi 2 Coelatura hauttecoeuri 1 Coelatura stuhlmanni 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura stuhlmanni 1 Coelatura alluaudi 1 Coelatura bakeri 1 Coelatura bakeri 2 Coelatura horei 3 Coelatura ratidota Coelatura 2 Coelatura horei 1 Coelatura 1 Coelatura horei 2 Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura stanleyvillensis Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio Coelatura hypsiprymna 2 Coelatura mossambicensis 1 Coelatura hypsiprymna 3 Coelatura mossambicensis 2 Coelatura luapulaensis 2 Coelatura choziensis 2 Coelatura hypsiprymna 1 Coelatura choziensis 1 Coelatura luapulaensis 1 Coelatura briarti Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis 1 Prisodontopsis mweruensis 1 Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis 2 Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis 3 Prisodontopsis mweruensis 2

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-ML

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 35 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura gabonensis Prisodontopsis

Whelan et al., 2011 [Publ 3380], fig. 1-MP

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 35 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura gabonensis Prisodontopsis

Graf et al., 2014 [Publ 3591], fig. 3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 10 7 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura kunenensis Prisodontopsis Coelatura choziensis 1 Coelatura choziensis 2 Coelatura luapulaensis 1 Coelatura luapulaensis 2 Coelatura luapulaensis 3 Coelatura luapulaensis 4 Coelatura luapulaensis 5

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 138 4 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Prisodontopsis Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura kunenensis

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3761], fig. S2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 138 4 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura kunenensis Prisodontopsis

Bolotov et al., 2017 [Publ 3764], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.500 1 1 0 1 124 7 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura gabonensis Prisodontopsis mweruensis Coelatura kunenensis Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Coelatura luapulaensis Coelatura choziensis

Pfeiffer et al., 2018 [Publ 3827], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 27 2 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura Prisodontopsis

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 200 4 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura kunenensis Prisodontopsis

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 198 4 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura kunenensis Coelatura gabonensis Prisodontopsis

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 200 4 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura kunenensis Prisodontopsis

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 57 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 57 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. S2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 57 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4252], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 60 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Nyassunio Coelatura kunenensis

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4252], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 60 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nitia teretiuscula Nyassunio

Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 61 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio

Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 62 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Nyassunio Coelatura kunenensis

Chen et al., 2026 [Publ 4833], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 26 2 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura Prisodontopsis

Konopleva et al., 2026 [Publ 4847], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 65 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Nyassunio Coelatura kunenensis

Konopleva et al., 2026 [Publ 4847], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 65 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Coelatura kunenensis Nyassunio

Konopleva et al., 2026 [Publ 4847], fig. S2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 66 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Nyassunio Coelatura kunenensis

Konopleva et al., 2026 [Publ 4847], fig. S3

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.750 1 1 0 1 66 3 2 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura aegyptiaca Nyassunio Coelatura kunenensis

Bolotov et al., 2018 [Publ 3826], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 81 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura Nitia teretiuscula

Bolotov et al., 2019 [Publ 3974], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 17 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Nitia teretiuscula Coelatura

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4100], fig. 1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 116 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura Nitia teretiuscula

Bolotov et al., 2020 [Publ 4100], fig. S1

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 110 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura Nitia teretiuscula

Zieritz et al., 2024 [Publ 4381], fig. 2

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1.000 1 1 0 1 44 1 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura Nitia teretiuscula

Galal-Khallaf et al., 2024 [Publ 4459], fig. 6

cst iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
0.667 1 1 0 1 27 10 1 --
Cladomics cladogram Coelatura horei Coelatura gabonensis Coelatura aegyptiaca 4 Coelatura kunenensis Coelatura luapulaensis 1 Coelatura luapulaensis 3 Coelatura luapulaensis 4 Coelatura choziensis 2 Coelatura luapulaensis 2 Coelatura choziensis 1 Coelatura alluaudi 2 Nitia acuminata Coelatura aegyptiaca 1 Coelatura bakeri 2 Coelatura aegyptiaca 2 Coelatura stuhlmanni 1 Coelatura stuhlmanni 2 Coelatura bakeri 1 Coelatura aegyptiaca 3 Coelatura alluaudi 1 Coelatura hauttecoeuri