The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Campbell et al. (2008): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationCampbell, D.C., P.D. Johnson, J.D. Williams, A.K. Rindsberg, J.M. Serb & C. Lydeard. 2008. Identification of ‘extinct’ freshwater mussel species using DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Research 8: 711-724. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 2
+----------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
|
+----------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
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| +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| |
| +-----------+-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
| | |
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| |
--+ +-----+ +-- Fusconaia_cerina
| | | +--------+
| | | | +-- Fusconaia_flava
| | | |
| | +--+ +-------- Pleuronaia_gibber
| | | |
| | | | +----- Eurynia_dilatata
| | +--+ |
| | | +----- Hemistena_lata
| | | |
| | +--+----- Plethobasus_cyphyus
+--+ |
| +----- Parvaspina_collina
| |
| | +-- Elliptio_arca
| +--+
| +-- Elliptio_crassidens
|
| +----------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
| | +-------------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | |
+--+ | +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
| +-----------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
| +--+
| +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
|
| +-- Pleurobema_clava
| +--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
+--+
| +-------- Pleurobema_rubellum
| |
+--+-------- Pleurobema_strodeanum
|
| +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_taitianum
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_perovatum
Cladogram Figure 4
+----------------------- Uniomerus_declivis
|
+----------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
|
| +-------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
| |
| +-------------------- Eurynia_dilatata
| |
| +-------------------- Fusconaia_cerina
| |
--+ +-------------------- Fusconaia_flava
| |
| +-------------------- Hemistena_lata
| |
| +-------------------- Plethobasus_cyphyus
| |
| +-------------------- Parvaspina_collina
| |
| +-------------------- Pleurobema_cordatum
| |
+--+-------------------- Pleuronaia_gibber
|
+-------------------- Pleurobema_oviforme__2
|
+-------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
|
| +----- Elliptio_arca
+--------------+
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
| +--+
| +-- Elliptio_arctata
|
| +----------------- Pleurobema_decisum
| |
| +----------------- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| |
| +----------------- Pleurobema_clava
+--+
+----------------- Pleurobema_oviforme__1
|
| +-------------- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| |
+--+ +----------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
+--+ +-------- Pleurobema_rubellum
| |
| +-------- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__2
+--+
+-------- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
|
| +----- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__1
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_athearni
Cladogram Figure 5
+----------- Uniomerus_declivis
|
+----------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
|
| +-- Elliptio_arctata
| +-----+
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_decisum
--+ | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_rubellum
| | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
| | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_stabile
| | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | |
+--+ +----- Pleurobema_oviforme__2
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__2
| |
| +----- Pleuronaia_gibber
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_georgianum__3
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_cordatum
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| |
| +----- Hemistena_lata
+--+
+----- Fusconaia_flava
|
+----- Fusconaia_cerina
|
+----- Eurynia_dilatata
|
+----- Elliptio_arca
|
+----- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
|
| +-- Plethobasus_cyphyus
+--+
| +-- Parvaspina_collina
|
| +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia
| |
+--+-- Pleurobema_oviforme__1
| |
| +-- Pleurobema_clava
|
| +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| |
+--+-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
|
+-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum__1
Cladogram Figure 6
+----------------------------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
|
+----------------------------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
--+
| +-------------------------------------- Parvaspina_collina
| |
+--+ +----------------------------------- Hemistena_lata
| |
| | +----- Plethobasus_cyphyus
+--+ +--------------------------+
| | | +-- Elliptio_arca
| | +--+
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
+--+
| +-- Fusconaia_cerina
| +--------------------------+
| | +-- Fusconaia_flava
| |
+--+ +-- Eurynia_dilatata
| +-----------------------+
| | +-- Pleuronaia_gibber
| |
+--+ +----- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| +-----------------+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
|
| +-------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
+--+ +----------------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+ +--------+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__2
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_georgianum__1
| +--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_athearni
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
| +-----+
| | +-- Pleurobema_clava
| |
+--+ +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_rubellum
+--+
+----- Pleurobema_strodeanum
|
| +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_taitianum
|
