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Publication Ouyang et al. (2015): cladograms

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Ouyang, J.-X., J.-H. Su, S. Ouyang, C.-H. Zhou, X.-P. Wu & S.-B. Li. 2015. DNA barcoding and molecular phylogenetic analysis of freshwater unionids. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 23(6): 779-787.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 1
                       +-- Lamprotula_caveata      
              +--------+                           
              |        +-- Lamprotula_leaii        
     +--------+                                    
     |        |  +-------- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii  
     |        +--+                                 
     |           |  +----- Parvasolenaia_rivularis 
     |           +--+                              
     |              |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea   
  +--+              +--+                           
  |  |                 +-- Sinosolenaia_recognita  
  |  |                                             
  |  |                 +-- Epioblasma_triquetra    
  |  |  +--------------+                           
  |  |  |              +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   
  |  +--+                                          
  |     |  +-------------- Cyrtonaias_berlandierii 
  |     |  |                                       
  |     +--+           +-- Elliptio_arca           
  |        |  +--------+                           
  |        |  |        +-- Eurynia_dilatata        
  |        +--+                                    
  |           |  +-------- Fusconaia_cerina        
  |           +--+                                 
  |              |  +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum  
--+              +--+                              
  |                 |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum      
  |                 +--+                           
  |                    +-- Pleurobema_georgianum   
  |                                                
  |                    +-- Lanceolaria_grayii      
  |        +-----------+                           
  |        |           +-- Lanceolaria_triformis   
  |        |                                       
  |     +--+           +-- Acuticosta_ovata        
  |     |  |  +--------+                           
  |     |  |  |        +-- Acuticosta_chinensis    
  |     |  +--+                                    
  |     |     |  +-------- Anemina_arcaeformis     
  |     |     +--+                                 
  |     |        |  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
  |     |        +--+                              
  +-----+           |  +-- Sinanodonta_pacifica    
        |           +--+                           
        |              +-- Sinanodonta_elliptica   
        |                                          
        |              +-- Schistodesmus_xinyuensis
        |     +--------+                           
        |     |        +-- Aculamprotula_tortuosa  
        |     |                                    
        +-----+        +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula  
              |  +-----+                           
              |  |     +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens     
              |  |                                 
              +--+     +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii    
                 |  +--+                           
                 |  |  +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis   
                 +--+                              
                    |  +-- Nodularia_douglasiae    
                    +--+                           
                       +-- Nodularia_huana         
Cladogram Figure 2
     +-------------------------- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii  
     |                                                   
     |                       +-- Lamprotula_caveata      
     |  +--------------------+                           
  +--+  |                    +-- Lamprotula_leaii        
  |  |  |                                                
  |  |  |           +----------- Parvasolenaia_rivularis 
  |  |  |  +--------+                                    
  |  +--+  |        |  +-------- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__3
  |     |  |        +--+                                 
  |     |  |           |  +----- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__2
  |     |  |           +--+                              
  |     |  |              |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__1
  |     +--+              +--+                           
  |        |                 +-- Sinosolenaia_recognita  
  |        |                                             
  |        |              +----- Cyrtonaias_berlandierii 
  |        |  +-----------+                              
  |        |  |           |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   
  |        |  |           +--+                           
  |        +--+              +-- Epioblasma_triquetra    
  |           |                                          
--+           |  +-------------- Elliptio_arca           
  |           +--+                                       
  |              |  +----------- Eurynia_dilatata        
  |              +--+                                    
  |                 |  +-------- Fusconaia_cerina        
  |                 +--+                                 
  |                    |  +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum  
  |                    +--+                              
  |                       |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum      
  |                       +--+                           
  |                          +-- Pleurobema_georgianum   
  |                                                      
  |                          +-- Lanceolaria_grayii      
  |  +-----------------------+                           
  |  |                       +-- Lanceolaria_triformis   
  |  |                                                   
  |  |        +----------------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa  
  |  |  +-----+                                          
  |  |  |     |  +-------------- Acuticosta_chinensis__5 
  +--+  |     +--+                                       
     |  |        |  +----------- Acuticosta_chinensis__4 
     |  |        +--+                                    
     |  |           |  +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis__3 
     |  |           +--+                                 
     |  |              |  +----- Acuticosta_chinensis__2 
     |  |              +--+                              
     +--+                 |  +-- Acuticosta_chinensis__1 
        |                 +--+                           
        |                    +-- Acuticosta_ovata        
        |                                                
        |              +-------- Anemina_arcaeformis     
        |  +-----------+                                 
        |  |           |  +----- Sinanodonta_elliptica   
        |  |           +--+                              
        |  |              |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana    
        |  |              +--+                           
        +--+                 +-- Sinanodonta_pacifica    
           |                                             
           |                 +-- Nodularia_douglasiae    
           |  +--------------+                           
           |  |              +-- Nodularia_huana         
           |  |                                          
           +--+           +----- Cuneopsis_rufescens__2  
              |  +--------+                              
              |  |        |  +-- Schistodesmus_xinyuensis
              |  |        +--+                           
              +--+           +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis__2
                 |                                       
                 |  +----------- Tchangsinaia_piscicula  
                 +--+                                    
                    |  +-------- Cuneopsis_celtiformis__1
                    +--+                                 
                       |  +----- Cuneopsis_szechenyii__2 
                       +--+                              
                          |  +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii__1 
                          +--+                           
                             +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens__1  
 
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