Publication Serb et al. (2003): cladograms

publication summary

Complete Citation

Serb, J.M., J.E. Buhay & C. Lydeard. 2003. Molecular systematics of the North American freshwater bivalve genus Quadrula (Unionidae: Ambleminae) based on mitochondrial ND1 sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28: 1-11. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2
                       +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
  +--------------------+                          
  |                    +-- Lampsilis_ornata       
  |                                               
  |  +-------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa     
  |  |                                            
  |  +-------------------- Amblema_plicata        
  |  |                                            
  |  +-------------------- Reginaia_rotulata      
  |  |                                            
--+  +-------------------- Potamilus_alatus       
  |  |                                            
  |  |                 +-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
  |  +-----------------+                          
  |  |                 +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus 
  |  |                                            
  |  |              +----- Medionidus_conradicus  
  |  +--------------+                             
  |  |              |  +-- Dromus_dromas          
  +--+              +--+                          
     |                 +-- Cyprogenia_aberti      
     |                                            
     |           +-------- Hemistena_lata         
     +-----------+                                
     |           |  +----- Elliptio_complanata    
     |           +--+                             
     |              |  +-- Fusconaia_burkei       
     |              +--+                          
     |                 +-- Fusconaia_flava        
     |                                            
     |  +----------------- Megalonaias_nervosa    
     |  |                                         
     |  |        +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica  
     |  |  +-----+                                
     +--+  |     |  +----- Theliderma_intermedia  
        |  |     +--+                             
        |  |        |  +-- Theliderma_sparsa      
        |  |        +--+                          
        |  |           +-- Theliderma_metanevra   
        +--+                                      
           |        +----- Quadrula_verrucosa     
           |  +-----+                             
           |  |     |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula      
           |  |     +--+                          
           |  |        +-- Quadrula_nobilis       
           +--+                                   
              |  +-------- Pustulosa_kieneriana   
              |  |                                
              |  +-------- Pustulosa_infucata     
              +--+                                
                 |     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa    
                 |  +--+                          
                 |  |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa     
                 +--+                             
                    |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata     
                    +--+                          
                       +-- Pustulosa_petrina
Cladogram Figure 3
                                            +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
  +-----------------------------------------+                          
  |                                         +-- Lampsilis_ornata       
  |                                                                    
--+  +----------------------------------------- Potamilus_alatus       
  |  |                                                                 
  |  |                                   +----- Medionidus_conradicus  
  +--+  +--------------------------------+                             
     |  |                                |  +-- Dromus_dromas          
     |  |                                +--+                          
     |  |                                   +-- Cyprogenia_aberti      
     +--+                                                              
        |  +----------------------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa     
        |  |                                                           
        |  |  +-------------------------------- Amblema_plicata        
        +--+  |                                                        
           |  |                          +----- Reginaia_rotulata      
           |  |  +-----------------------+                             
           +--+  |                       |  +-- Elliptoideus_sloatianus
              |  |                       +--+                          
              |  |                          +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus 
              |  |                                                     
              +--+                    +-------- Hemistena_lata         
                 |  +-----------------+                                
                 |  |                 |  +----- Elliptio_complanata    
                 |  |                 +--+                             
                 |  |                    |  +-- Fusconaia_burkei       
                 |  |                    +--+                          
                 +--+                       +-- Fusconaia_flava        
                    |                                                  
                    |  +----------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa    
                    |  |                                               
                    |  |                    +-- Quadrula_verrucosa     
                    +--+  +-----------------+                          
                       |  |                 +-- Quadrula_nobilis       
                       |  |                                            
                       +--+  +----------------- Quadrula_quadrula      
                          |  |                                         
                          |  |        +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica  
                          +--+  +-----+                                
                             |  |     |  +----- Theliderma_sparsa      
                             |  |     +--+                             
                             |  |        |  +-- Theliderma_intermedia  
                             +--+        +--+                          
                                |           +-- Theliderma_metanevra   
                                |                                      
                                |  +----------- Pustulosa_kieneriana   
                                |  |                                   
                                +--+  +-------- Pustulosa_infucata     
                                   |  |                                
                                   +--+     +-- Pustulosa_succissa     
                                      |  +--+                          
                                      |  |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa    
                                      +--+                             
                                         |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata     
                                         +--+                          
                                            +-- Pustulosa_petrina