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Publication Amaro et al. (2017): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Amaro, R., C. Bouza, B. Gómez, J. Castro, E. San Miguel et al. 2017. Identification of novel gender-associated mitochondrial haplotypes in Margaritifera margaritifera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179(4): 738-750. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2
  +----------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea      
  |                                                      
  |  +-------------------- Margaritifera_margaritifera__2
--+  |                                                   
  |  |                 +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera__1
  |  |  +--------------+                                 
  +--+  |              +-- Margaritifera_falcata         
     |  |                                                
     |  |              +-- Lasmigona_costata             
     |  |        +-----+                                 
     |  |        |     +-- Platynaias_compressa          
     +--+  +-----+                                       
        |  |     |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis             
        |  |     +--+                                    
        |  |        |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis      
        |  |        +--+                                 
        |  |           +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis        
        +--+                                             
           |        +----- Fusconaia_flava               
           |  +-----+                                    
           |  |     |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis       
           |  |     +--+                                 
           |  |        +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata         
           +--+                                          
              |     +----- Toxolasma_parvum              
              |  +--+                                    
              |  |  |  +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis   
              |  |  +--+                                 
              +--+     +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea         
                 |                                       
                 |  +----- Quadrula_quadrula__2          
                 +--+                                    
                    |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula__1          
                    +--+                                 
                       +-- Quadrula_nobilis              
Cladogram Figure 2-M
           +-- Fusconaia_flava            
        +--+                              
        |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
  +-----+                                 
  |     |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
  |     +--+                              
  |        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
--+                                       
  |        +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
  |  +-----+                              
  |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
     |  |                                 
     +--+  +-- Lasmigona_costata          
        |  |                              
        +--+-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
           |                              
           +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
Cladogram Figure 3A
  +----------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                             
  |              +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
--+  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |  |                                          
  |  |     +-------- Platynaias_compressa       
  +--+  +--+                                    
     |  |  |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
     |  |  +--+                                 
     |  |     |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
     |  |     +--+                              
     +--+        +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
        |                                       
        |        +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Quadrula_quadrula          
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
              +--+                              
                 +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
Cladogram Figure 3A-M
  +-------------- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |                                          
--+  +----------- Quadrula_quadrula          
  |  |                                       
  +--+        +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
     |  +-----+                              
     |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
     +--+                                    
        |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
           +--+                              
              +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
Cladogram Figure 3B
  +----------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                             
  |              +-- Margaritifera_falcata      
--+  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |  |                                          
  |  |     +-------- Platynaias_compressa       
  +--+  +--+                                    
     |  |  |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis          
     |  |  +--+                                 
     |  |     |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
     |  |     +--+                              
     +--+        +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
        |                                       
        |        +-- Toxolasma_parvum           
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Quadrula_quadrula          
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
              +--+                              
                 +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
Cladogram Figure 3B-M
  +-------------- Margaritifera_margaritifera
  |                                          
--+  +----------- Quadrula_quadrula          
  |  |                                       
  +--+  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
     |  |                                    
     +--+     +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis   
        |  +--+                              
        |  |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
        +--+                                 
           |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis    
           +--+                              
              +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
 
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