The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Burlakova et al. (2012): cladograms publication summary | cladograms Complete CitationBurlakova, L.E., D. Campbell, A.Y. Karatayev & D. Barclay. 2012. Distribution, genetic analysis and conservation priorities for rare Texas freshwater molluscs in the genera Fusconaia and Pleurobema. Aquatic Biosystems 8(12). 15 pp. Available electronically.
Cladogram Figures(click the figure number to see the cladogram) Cladogram Figure 1
+-- Amblema_elliottii
+--------------------------------------------+
| +-- Amblema_plicata
|
--+ +-- Lampsilis_ovata
| +-----------------------------------------+
| | +-- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
| |
+--+ +----------------------------------------- Popenaias_popeii
| |
| | +-------------------------------------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+ |
| | +----------------------------------- Parvaspina_collina
| | |
+--+ | +----- Plethobasus_cyphyus
| | +--------------------------+
| | | | +-- Elliptio_arca
| | | +--+
| | | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
+--+ |
| | +-------------------- Fusconaia_subrotunda
| | |
| | | +-- Fusconaia_cor
| | +--------+ +--------------+
| | | | | +-- Fusconaia_cuneolus
| | | | |
+--+ | +--+ +-------------- Fusconaia_ozarkensis
| | | |
| | | | +-------- Fusconaia_askewi__3
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ | | +----- Fusconaia_askewi__2
| | | | +--+
| | | | | +-- Fusconaia_lananensis
| | | | +--+
| | +--+ +-- Fusconaia_askewi__1
| | |
| | | +-- Fusconaia_burkei
| | | +-----+
+--+ | | +-- Fusconaia_escambia
| +--+
| | +----- Fusconaia_masoni
| +--+
| | +-- Fusconaia_flava
| +--+
| +-- Fusconaia_cerina
|
| +-- Eurynia_dilatata
| +-----------------------+
| | +-- Hemistena_lata
| |
| | +----- Pleuronaia_gibber
| | +-----+
| | | | +-- Pleuronaia_dolabelloides
+--+ | +--+
| +-----------+ +-- Pleuronaia_barnesiana
| | |
| | | +-------- Pleurobema_riddellii
| | +--+
| | | +----- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| | +--+
+--+ | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
| +--+
| +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
|
| +-------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
+--+ +----------------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_georgianum
+--+ +--------+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_clava
| +--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
+--+
| +-------- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_rubellum
| +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_taitianum
Cladogram Figure 2
+----------------------------------- Parvaspina_collina
|
| +-------------------------------- Pleurobema_plenum
| |
--+ | +-- Plethobasus_cyphyus
| | +-----+
| | | +-- Hemistena_lata
| | +--------------------+
+--+ | | +----- Eurynia_dilatata
| | +--+
| | | +-- Elliptio_arca
| | +--+
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
| |
| | +-------------------------- Pleurobema_cordatum__2
+--+ |
| | +-------------- Fusconaia_subrotunda
| | |
| | | +-- Fusconaia_cor
| | | +--------+
| | +--------+ | +-- Fusconaia_cuneolus
| | | | |
| | | | | +-------- Fusconaia_flava__2
| | | | | |
+--+ | +--+ +-------- Fusconaia_ozarkensis
| | | |
| | | +-------- Fusconaia_masoni
| | | |
| | | | +----- Fusconaia_askewi
| | +--+--+
| | | | +-- Fusconaia_burkei
| | | +--+
| | | +-- Fusconaia_escambia
| | |
+--+ | +-- Fusconaia_flava__1
| | |
| +-----+-- Fusconaia_cerina__1
| |
| +-- Fusconaia_cerina__2
|
| +-------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
| +-----------+ +----- Pleurobema_riddellii
| | | |
| | +--+ +-- Pleurobema_cordatum__1
| | | |
| | | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
+--+ |
| +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__3
|
| +----- Pleuronaia_barnesiana
| +-----------+
| | | +-- Pleuronaia_dolabelloides
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleuronaia_gibber
+--+
| +-- Pleurobema_georgianum
| +-----------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_decisum
| +--------+
| | +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
| |
+--+ +-- Pleurobema_clava
| +-----+
| | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
| |
+--+ +----- Pleurobema_rubellum
| |
| +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
+--+
+----- Pleurobema_strodeanum
|
| +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
+--+
+-- Pleurobema_taitianum
Cladogram Figure 3
+----------------------------------- Plectomerus_dombeyanus
|
| +-------------------------------- Hemistena_lata
| |
--+ +-------------------------------- Pleurobema_stabile
| |
| | +----------------------------- Eurynia_dilatata
| | |
+--+ | +-------- Pleurobema_riddellii
| | |
| | +-----------------+ +----- Pleurobema_sintoxia__2
| | | | |
| | | +--+----- Pleurobema_sintoxia__3
| | | |
+--+ | | +-- Pleurobema_cordatum
| | +--+
| | +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia__1
| |
| | +----------------------- Parvaspina_collina
| | |
| | | +----- Pleuronaia_gibber
| | +-----------------+
| | | | +-- Pleuronaia_dolabelloides
+--+ | +--+
| | +-- Pleuronaia_barnesiana
| |
| | +----- Plethobasus_cyphyus
| +-----------------+
| | | +-- Elliptio_arca
| | +--+
| | +-- Elliptio_crassidens
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_clava
| | +--------+
| | | +-- Pleurobema_oviforme
| | |
| | | +-------- Pleurobema_decisum
+--+-----------+ |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_pyriforme
| | |
| | +-------- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
| +--+
| +-------- Pleurobema_georgianum
| |
| | +----- Pleurobema_rubellum
| | |
| | +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum
| +--+
| +----- Pleurobema_strodeanum
| |
| | +-- Pleurobema_perovatum
| +--+
| +-- Pleurobema_taitianum
|
| +-------------------- Fusconaia_subrotunda
| |
| | +-- Fusconaia_cor
+--+ +--------------+
| | +-- Fusconaia_cuneolus
| |
| | +-------------- Fusconaia_ozarkensis
+--+ |
| | +-------- Fusconaia_masoni
| | |
| | | +-- Fusconaia_burkei
| | +--+-----+
+--+ | | +-- Fusconaia_escambia
| | |
| | | +----- Fusconaia_cerina
| | +--+
| | | +-- Fusconaia_askewi__1
| | +--+
+--+ +-- Fusconaia_flava
|
| +-- Fusconaia_askewi__2
| |
| +-- Fusconaia_askewi__3
| |
| +-- Fusconaia_askewi__4
+--------+
+-- Fusconaia_lananensis__1
|
+-- Fusconaia_lananensis__2
|
+-- Fusconaia_askewi__5
|