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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

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Publication Porto-Hannes et al. (2021): cladograms

publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Porto-Hannes, I., L. Burlakova, D.T. Zanatta & H.R. Lasker. 2021. Boundaries and hybridization in a secondary contact zone between freshwater mussel species (Family: Unionidae). Heredity 126: 955-973. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 3
  +-------------------- Quadrula_quadrula      
  |                                            
  +-------------------- Quadrula_verrucosa     
  |                                            
--+                 +-- Eurynia_dilatata       
  |  +--------------+                          
  |  |              +-- Pleurobema_sintoxia    
  |  |                                         
  |  |              +-- Amblema_plicata        
  +--+  +-----------+                          
     |  |           +-- Amblema_elliottii      
     |  |                                      
     |  |           +-- Obovaria_olivaria      
     +--+  +--------+                          
        |  |        +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
        |  |                                   
        |  |        +-- Obliquaria_reflexa     
        |  +--------+                          
        +--+        +-- Lampsilis_ornata       
           |                                   
           |     +----- Lampsilis_radiata__2   
           |  +--+                             
           |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
           |  |  +--+                          
           +--+     +-- Lampsilis_radiata__1   
              |                                
              |  +----- Lampsilis_virescens    
              +--+                             
                 |  +-- Lampsilis_hydiana      
                 +--+                          
                    +-- Lampsilis_straminea    
Cladogram Figure 4
  +-------------------- Quadrula_quadrula      
  |                                            
  +-------------------- Pustulosa_pustulosa    
--+                                            
  |  +----------------- Pleurobema_sintoxia    
  |  |                                         
  +--+  +-------------- Amblema_plicata        
     |  |                                      
     +--+  +----------- Obovaria_olivaria      
        |  |                                   
        +--+  +-------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
           |  |                                
           +--+  +----- Lampsilis_hydiana      
              |  |                             
              |  +----- Lampsilis_straminea    
              +--+                             
                 |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea  
                 |  |                          
                 |  +-- Lampsilis_radiata      
                 +--+                          
                    +-- Lampsilis__1           
                    |                          
                    +-- Lampsilis__2           
 
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