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genus Prisodontopsis Tomlin, 1928: cladomics

2 Recent valid species (2 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 = 2 (2 total)
analyzed in 14 cladograms in 8 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 2 (mean = 1.29, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 4
maximum number of included terminals = 2, (mean = 2 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0.25

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 Prisodontopsis cladogram distances
PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree of Prisodontopsis cladogram distances
NJ Tree

Cladograms

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

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	12	9	6	2	--

  +-------------------------- Nitia                           
  |                                                           
--+  +----------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2         
  |  |                                                        
  +--+  +-------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1         
     |  |                                                     
     |  |  +----------------- Coelatura_gabonensis            
     +--+  |                                                  
        |  |  +-------------- Coelatura_kunenensis            
        |  |  |                                               
        |  |  |           +-- Coelatura_choziensis__1         
        +--+  |           |                                   
           |  |           +-- Coelatura_choziensis__2         
           |  |           |                                   
           |  |           +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__1       
           |  |           |                                   
           +--+  +--------+-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__2       
              |  |        |                                   
              |  |        +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__3       
              |  |        |                                   
              |  |        +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__4       
              |  |        |                                   
              |  |        +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__5       
              |  |                                            
              +--+     +----- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__2 **    
                 |     |                                      
                 |     +----- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__3 **    
                 |  +--+                                      
                 |  |  |  +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__4 **    
                 |  |  |  |                                   
                 |  |  +--+-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__5 **    
                 |  |     |                                   
                 +--+     +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__7 **
                    |                                         
                    |  +----- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__1 **
                    |  |                                      
                    |  |  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__2 **
                    +--+  |                                   
                       |  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__3 **
                       |  |                                   
                       |  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__4 **
                       +--+                                   
                          +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__5 **
                          |                                   
                          +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__6 **
                          |                                   
                          +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__1 **

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

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	3	0	2	34	25	6	--

  +-------------------------------- Grandidieria                 
  |                                                              
  |                             +-- Pseudospatha                 
--+  +--------------------------+                                
  |  |                          +-- Moncetia                     
  |  |                                                           
  |  |  +-------------------------- Nitia                        
  +--+  |                                                        
     |  |                       +-- 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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	3	0	2	34	25	6	--

                       +----- Grandidieria                 
  +--------------------+                                   
  |                    |  +-- Pseudospatha                 
  |                    +--+                                
  |                       +-- Moncetia                     
  |                                                        
--+  +----------------------- Nitia                        
  |  |                                                     
  |  |                    +-- 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

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	8	0	2	123	6	2	--

  +-- Nitia                        
  |                                
  +-- 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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	27	2	2	--

  +----- Nitia                        
--+                                   
  |  +-- Coelatura                    
  +--+                                
     +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	200	4	2	--

  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                  
--+  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  |                               
  |  +----- Nitia                    
  +--+                               
     |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
     |  |                            
     +--+-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
        |                            
        +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	138	4	2	--

  +-------------- Nitia                    
--+                                        
  |  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  +--+                                     
     |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
     +--+                                  
        |  +----- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **
        +--+                               
           |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
           +--+                            
              +-- Coelatura_kunenensis

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	35	3	2	--

  +----------- Nitia                        
--+                                         
  |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2      
  +--+                                      
     |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1      
     +--+                                   
        |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
        +--+                                
           +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	138	4	2	--

  +-------------- Nitia                    
--+                                        
  |  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  +--+                                     
     |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
     +--+                                  
        |  +----- Coelatura_gabonensis     
        +--+                               
           |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
           +--+                            
              +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	198	4	2	--

  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                     
--+        +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  +-----+                            
  |  |     +-- Nitia                    
  +--+                                  
     |  +----- Coelatura_kunenensis     
     +--+                               
        |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
        +--+                            
           +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	35	3	2	--

  +-------- Nitia                        
  |                                      
--+  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1      
  |  |                                   
  +--+----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2      
     |                                   
     |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
     +--+                                
        +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	56	1	1	--

  +-- Coelatura                    
--+                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	200	4	2	--

  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                  
  +-------- Nitia                    
--+                                  
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  |                               
  +--+  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
     |  |                            
     +--+-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
        |                            
        +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	56	1	1	--

  +-- Coelatura                    
--+                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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