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Publication Soroka (2010): cladograms
publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Soroka, M. 2010. Characteristics of mitochondrial DNA of unionid bivalves (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae). I. Detection and characteristics of doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of unionid mitochondria. Folia Malacologica 18(4): 147-188. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

(click the figure number to see the cladogram)

Fig. 2
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Fig. 3a
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Fig. 3b
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Fig. 4
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Fig. 5a
Fig. 5a-M
Fig. 5b
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Fig. 8a
Fig. 8a-M
Fig. 8b
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Fig. 9a
Fig. 9b
Fig. 9c

Cladogram Figure 2

  +----------- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  |                                    
  |        +-- Unio_tumidus            
--+        |                           
  |  +-----+-- Unio_pictorum           
  |  |     |                           
  +--+     +-- Unio_nanus              
     |                                 
     |  +----- Anodonta_cygnea         
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Anodonta_anatina        
        +--+                           
           +-- Pseudanodonta_complanata

Cladogram Figure 2-M

  +----------- Sinanodonta_woodiana
--+                                
  |  +-------- Anodonta_anatina    
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Unio_nanus          
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Unio_tumidus        
        +--+                       
           +-- Unio_pictorum

Cladogram Figure 3a

              +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  +-----------+                           
  |           +-- Sinanodonta_lauta       
  |                                       
--+        +----- Anodonta_anatina        
  |  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
  |  |     +--+                           
  +--+        +-- Pseudanodonta_complanata
     |                                    
     |  +-------- Unio_tumidus            
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Unio                    
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
           +--+                           
              +-- Unio_mancus

Cladogram Figure 3a-M

  +----------- Anodonta_anatina    
  |                                
--+        +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana
  |  +-----+                       
  |  |     +-- Sinanodonta_lauta   
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Unio_nanus          
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Unio_tumidus        
        +--+                       
           +-- Unio_pictorum

Cladogram Figure 3b

  +-------------- Anodonta_anatina        
  |                                       
  +-------------- Anodonta_cygnea         
  |                                       
--+-------------- Pseudanodonta_complanata
  |                                       
  |           +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  |  +--------+                           
  |  |        +-- Sinanodonta_lauta       
  +--+                                    
     |  +-------- Unio_tumidus            
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Unio                    
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
           +--+                           
              +-- Unio_mancus

Cladogram Figure 3b-M

  +----------- Anodonta_anatina    
  |                                
--+        +-- Sinanodonta_lauta   
  |  +-----+                       
  |  |     +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Unio_tumidus        
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Unio_nanus          
        +--+                       
           +-- Unio_pictorum

Cladogram Figure 4

        +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  +-----+                              
  |     |  +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
  |     +--+                           
--+        +-- Pseudanodonta_complanata
  |                                    
  |  +-------- Anodonta_anatina        
  +--+                                 
     |  +----- Unio_tumidus            
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
        +--+                           
           +-- Unio_nanus

Cladogram Figure 4-M

  +-- Anodonta_anatina    
--+                       
  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana

Cladogram Figure 5a

        +----- Unio_nanus              
  +-----+                              
  |     |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
  |     +--+                           
--+        +-- Unio_tumidus            
  |                                    
  |  +-------- Anodonta_anatina        
  |  |                                 
  +--+     +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
     |  +--+                           
     |  |  +-- Pseudanodonta_complanata
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
        +--+                           
           +-- Sinanodonta_schrenkii

Cladogram Figure 5a-M

  +-- Anodonta_anatina    
--+                       
  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana

Cladogram Figure 5b

  +----------- Anodonta_anatina        
  |                                    
  |        +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
--+  +-----+                           
  |  |     +-- Pseudanodonta_complanata
  |  |                                 
  |  |     +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  +--+-----+                           
     |     +-- Sinanodonta_schrenkii   
     |                                 
     |  +----- Unio_tumidus            
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
        +--+                           
           +-- Unio_nanus

Cladogram Figure 5b-M

  +-- Anodonta_anatina    
--+                       
  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana

Cladogram Figure 8a

     +----- Unio_tumidus        
  +--+                          
  |  |  +-- Unio_pictorum       
  |  +--+                       
--+     +-- Unio_nanus          
  |                             
  |  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Anodonta_anatina    
     +--+                       
        +-- Anodonta_cygnea

Cladogram Figure 8a-M

  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana
--+                          
  |  +-- Unio_pictorum       
  +--+                       
     +-- Unio_tumidus

Cladogram Figure 8b

  +----------- Sinanodonta_woodiana
  |                                
--+        +-- Anodonta_anatina    
  |  +-----+                       
  |  |     +-- Anodonta_cygnea     
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Unio_tumidus        
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Unio_pictorum       
        +--+                       
           +-- Unio_nanus

Cladogram Figure 8b-M

  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana
--+                          
  |  +-- Unio_pictorum       
  +--+                       
     +-- Unio_tumidus

Cladogram Figure 9a

  +----------- Buldowskia_flavotincta
--+                                  
  |  +-------- Beringiana_beringiana 
  +--+                               
     |  +----- Sinanodonta_schrenkii 
     +--+                            
        |  +-- Sinanodonta_lauta     
        +--+                         
           +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana

Cladogram Figure 9b

  +-------- Buldowskia_flavotincta
--+                               
  |  +----- Sinanodonta_schrenkii 
  +--+                            
     |  +-- Sinanodonta_lauta     
     +--+                         
        +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana

Cladogram Figure 9c

  +----------- Buldowskia_flavotincta 
--+                                   
  |  +-------- Sinanodonta_woodiana__2
  +--+                                
     |  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana__1
     +--+                             
        |  +-- Sinanodonta_lauta      
        +--+                          
           +-- Sinanodonta_schrenkii

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