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Publication Breton et al. (2011): cladogramspublication summary | cladograms
Complete CitationBreton, S., D.T. Stewart, S. Shepardson, R.J. Trdan, A.E. Bogan et al. 2011. Novel protein genes in animal mtDNA: a new sex determination system in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)? Molecular Biology and Evolution 28(5): 1645-1659. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 3
+-------------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii
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| +-------- Cumberlandia_monodonta
| +--------------------------+
| | | +----- Margaritifera_margaritifera
| | +--+
--+ | | +-- Margaritifera_falcata
| | +--+
| | +-- Margaritifera_marrianae
| |
| | +----- Quadrula_quadrula
| | +--------------------------+
+--+ | | +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
| | +--+
| | +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa
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| | +-------------------------- Pronodularia_japanensis
| | |
| | +--+ +----------------------- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii
| | | | |
| | | +--+ +-------------------- Cristaria_plicata
| | | | |
+--+ | | | +-- Pterosyna_complanata
| | +--+ +--------------+
| | | | +-- Lasmigona_costata
| | | |
| | +--+ +-------------- Strophitus_undulatus
| | | |
| | | | +-- Platynaias_compressa
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ | +-- Platynaias_subviridis
| | | +-----+
| | | | | +-- Alasmidonta_marginata
+--+ | | +--+
| | | +-- Alasmidonta_undulata
| +--+
| | +-- Pyganodon_lacustris
| | +-----+
| | | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
| +--+
| | +----- Utterbackia_peninsularis__2
| +--+
| | +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis__1
| +--+
| +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis
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| +-------------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa
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+--+ +----------------------- Fusconaia_flava
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+--+ +-------------------- Reginaia_ebenus
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| | +-------- Toxolasma_paulum__2
+--+ +--------+
| | | +----- Toxolasma_lividum
| | +--+
| | | +-- Toxolasma_parvum
+--+ +--+
| +-- Toxolasma_paulum__1
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| +-------------- Ellipsaria_lineolata
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+--+ +----------- Truncilla_macrodon
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| | +-- Lemiox_rimosus
+--+ +-----+
| | +-- Potamilus_metnecktayi
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+--+ +-- Cambarunio_iris
| +--+
| | +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_powellii
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+--+-- Lampsilis_ornata
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+-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea
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