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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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genus Prisodontopsis Tomlin, 1928: cladomics
     2 Recent valid species (2 total species)

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


NJ Tree


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

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22012962--
  +-------------------------- 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 **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
230234256--
  +-------------------------------- 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                    

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
280212362--
  +-- Nitia                        
  |                                
  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
  |                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **    
  |                                
  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis         
  |                                
--+-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1      
  |                                
  +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2      
  |                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **
  |                                
  +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis       
  |                                
  +-- Coelatura_choziensis         

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
230234256--
                       +----- 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                    

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119842--
  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                  
--+  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  |                               
  |  +----- Nitia                    
  +--+                               
     |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
     |  |                            
     +--+-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
        |                            
        +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119842--
  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                  
  +-------- Nitia                    
--+                                  
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  |                               
  +--+  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
     |  |                            
     +--+-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
        |                            
        +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012722--
  +----- Nitia                        
--+                                   
  |  +-- Coelatura                    
  +--+                                
     +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013532--
  +----------- Nitia                        
--+                                         
  |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2      
  +--+                                      
     |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1      
     +--+                                   
        |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
        +--+                                
           +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119642--
  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  |                                     
--+        +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  |  +-----+                            
  |  |     +-- Nitia                    
  +--+                                  
     |  +----- Coelatura_kunenensis     
     +--+                               
        |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
        +--+                            
           +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013532--
  +-------- Nitia                        
  |                                      
--+  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1      
  |  |                                   
  +--+----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2      
     |                                   
     |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
     +--+                                
        +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113842--
  +-------------- Nitia                    
--+                                        
  |  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
  +--+                                     
     |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
     +--+                                  
        |  +----- Coelatura_gabonensis     
        +--+                               
           |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis     
           +--+                            
              +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015611--
  +-- Coelatura                    
--+                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110113842--
  +-------------- Nitia                    
--+                                        
  |  +----------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2  
  +--+                                     
     |  +-------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1  
     +--+                                  
        |  +----- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis **
        +--+                               
           |  +-- Coelatura_gabonensis     
           +--+                            
              +-- Coelatura_kunenensis     

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015611--
  +-- Coelatura                    
--+                                
  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis **
 
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