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Publication Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

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Ortiz-Sepulveda, C.M., B. Stelbrink, X. Vekemans, C. Albrecht, F. Riedel et al. 2020. Diversification dynamics of freshwater bivalves (Unionidae: Parreysiinae: Coelaturini) indicate historic hydrographic connections throughout the East African Rift System. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 148. 106816 (14 pp.). Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 1
  +-------------------------------------- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis      
  |                                                                    
  |                          +----------- Indonaia_andersoniana        
  |                          |                                         
  |  +-----------------------+  +-------- Indochinella_pugio           
  |  |                       |  |                                      
--+  |                       |  |  +----- Radiatula_mouhoti            
  |  |                       +--+  |                                   
  |  |                          |  +----- Radiatula_myitkyinae         
  |  |                          |  |                                   
  |  |                          +--+----- Radiatula_chaudhurii         
  |  |                             |                                   
  |  |                             |  +-- Scabies_humilis              
  +--+                             |  |                                
     |                             +--+-- Scabies_phaselus             
     |                                |                                
     |                                +-- Scabies_mandarinus           
     |                                                                 
     |  +-------------------------------- Grandidieria_burtoni         
     |  |                                                              
     |  |                             +-- Pseudospatha_tanganyicensis  
     |  |  +--------------------------+                                
     +--+  |                          +-- Moncetia_anceyi              
        |  |                                                           
        |  |                          +-- Nitia_acuminata              
        |  |                          |                                
        +--+  +-----------------------+-- Nitia_monceti                
           |  |                       |                                
           |  |                       +-- Nitia_teretiuscula           
           |  |                                                        
           |  |                       +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca         
           |  |                       |                                
           +--+                       +-- Coelatura_alluaudi           
              |                       |                                
              |  +--------------------+-- Coelatura_bakeri             
              |  |                    |                                
              |  |                    +-- Coelatura_hauttecoeuri       
              |  |                    |                                
              |  |                    +-- Coelatura_stuhlmanni         
              +--+                                                     
                 |                    +-- Coelatura_leopoldvillensis   
                 |  +-----------------+                                
                 |  |                 +-- Coelatura_mesafricana        
                 |  |                                                  
                 |  |                 +-- Coelatura_horei              
                 +--+                 |                                
                    |  +--------------+-- Coelatura_ratidota           
                    |  |              |                                
                    |  |              +-- Coelatura                    
                    +--+                                               
                       |  +-------------- Coelatura_gabonensis         
                       |  |                                            
                       |  +-------------- Coelatura_stanleyvillensis   
                       +--+                                            
                          |  +----------- Coelatura_kunenensis         
                          |  |                                         
                          |  |     +----- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis
                          +--+  +--+                                   
                             |  |  |  +-- Coelatura_briarti            
                             |  |  +--+                                
                             |  |     +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis    
                             +--+                                      
                                |     +-- Coelatura_choziensis         
                                |     |                                
                                |     +-- Coelatura_hypsiprymna        
                                |     |                                
                                +-----+-- Coelatura_luapulaensis       
                                      |                                
                                      +-- Coelatura_mossambicensis     
                                      |                                
                                      +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis
Cladogram Figure 2
  +-------------------------------- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis      
  |                                                              
  |                          +----- Radiatula_mouhoti            
  |                          |                                   
  |                          +----- Radiatula_myitkyinae         
  |                          |                                   
  |                          +----- Radiatula_chaudhurii         
  |                          |                                   
--+  +-----------------------+----- Indochinella_pugio           
  |  |                       |                                   
  |  |                       +----- Indonaia_andersoniana        
  |  |                       |                                   
  |  |                       |  +-- Scabies_humilis              
  |  |                       |  |                                
  |  |                       +--+-- Scabies_phaselus             
  |  |                          |                                
  +--+                          +-- Scabies_mandarinus           
     |                                                           
     |                       +----- Grandidieria_burtoni         
     |  +--------------------+                                   
     |  |                    |  +-- Pseudospatha_tanganyicensis  
     |  |                    +--+                                
     |  |                       +-- Moncetia_anceyi              
     |  |                                                        
     |  |                       +-- Nitia_acuminata              
     +--+                       |                                
        |  +--------------------+-- Nitia_monceti                
        |  |                    |                                
        |  |                    +-- Nitia_teretiuscula           
        |  |                                                     
        |  |                    +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca         
        |  |                    |                                
        +--+                    +-- Coelatura_alluaudi           
           |                    |                                
           |  +-----------------+-- Coelatura_bakeri             
           |  |                 |                                
           |  |                 +-- Coelatura_hauttecoeuri       
           |  |                 |                                
           |  |                 +-- Coelatura_stuhlmanni         
           +--+                                                  
              |                 +-- Coelatura_leopoldvillensis   
              |  +--------------+                                
              |  |              +-- Coelatura_mesafricana        
              |  |                                               
              |  |              +-- Coelatura_horei              
              +--+              |                                
                 |  +-----------+-- Coelatura_ratidota           
                 |  |           |                                
                 |  |           +-- Coelatura                    
                 |  |                                            
                 +--+           +-- Coelatura_gabonensis         
                    |  +--------+                                
                    |  |        +-- Coelatura_stanleyvillensis   
                    |  |                                         
                    +--+  +-------- Coelatura_kunenensis         
                       |  |                                      
                       |  |     +-- Coelatura_briarti            
                       |  |     |                                
                       +--+  +--+-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis    
                          |  |  |                                
                          |  |  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis
                          |  |                                   
                          +--+  +-- Coelatura_choziensis         
                             |  |                                
                             |  +-- Coelatura_hypsiprymna        
                             |  |                                
                             +--+-- Coelatura_luapulaensis       
                                |                                
                                +-- Coelatura_mossambicensis     
                                |                                
                                +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis
 
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