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Publication Morrison et al. (2021): cladograms

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Complete Citation

Morrison, C.L., N.A. Johnson, J.W. Jones, M.S. Eackles, A.W. Aunins et al. 2021. Genetic and morphological characterization of the freshwater mussel clubshell species complex (Pleurobema clava and Pleurobema oviforme) to inform conservation planning. Ecology and Evolution 11: 15325-15350. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 4
  +----------------- Fusconaia_flava       
  |                                        
  |              +-- Pleurobema_clava      
  |           +--+                         
--+           |  +-- Pleurobema_oviforme   
  |  +--------+                            
  |  |        |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum    
  |  |        +--+                         
  +--+           +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
     |                                     
     |  +----------- Pleurobema_beadleianum
     +--+                                  
        |  +-------- Pleurobema_strodeanum 
        +--+                               
           |  +----- Pleurobema_rubellum   
           +--+                            
              |  +-- Pleurobema_taitianum  
              +--+                         
                 +-- Pleurobema_perovatum  
Cladogram Figure 5
  +-------------------- Fusconaia_flava       
  |                                           
  |              +----- Pleurobema            
--+  +-----------+                            
  |  |           |  +-- Pleurobema_clava      
  |  |           +--+                         
  +--+              +-- Pleurobema_oviforme   
     |                                        
     |  +-------------- Pleurobema_decisum    
     |  |                                     
     +--+  +----------- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
        |  |                                  
        +--+        +-- Pleurobema_taitianum  
           |  +-----+                         
           |  |     +-- Pleurobema_perovatum  
           +--+                               
              |  +----- Pleurobema_rubellum   
              +--+                            
                 |  +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum 
                 +--+                         
                    +-- Pleurobema_beadleianum
 
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