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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Coelaturini

genus Nyassunio Haas, 1936: cladomics
     2 Recent valid species (2 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 2 (2 total)
analyzed in 10 cladograms in 5 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 0
maximum number of included terminals = , (mean = median = )
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 0


Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2020 [Publ 4101], fig. 1

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110135266--
  +-------------------------------- Grandidieria                 
  |                                                              
  |                             +-- Pseudospatha                 
--+  +--------------------------+                                
  |  |                          +-- Moncetia                     
  |  |                                                           
  |  |  +-------------------------- Nitia                        
  +--+  |                                                        
     |  |                       +-- 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 **        

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. S2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015732--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 
     +--+                        
        +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4252], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016032--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **
     +--+                        
        +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015732--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 
     +--+                        
        +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4239], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015732--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 
     +--+                        
        +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **

Bolotov et al., 2022 [Publ 4252], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016032--
  +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  |                        
  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 
--+                        
  +-- Nitia                
  |                        
  +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **

Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016232--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **
     +--+                        
        +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101630266--
                                         +----- Nitia_monceti__2                
  +--------------------------------------+                                      
  |                                      |  +-- Nitia_teretiuscula              
  |                                      +--+                                   
  |                                         +-- Nitia_monceti__1                
--+                                                                             
  |  +----------------------------------------- Grandidieria                    
  |  |                                                                          
  |  |                                   +----- Pseudospatha_tanganyicensis__2  
  |  |  +--------------------------------+                                      
  +--+  |                                |  +-- Moncetia                        
     |  |                                +--+                                   
     |  |                                   +-- Pseudospatha_tanganyicensis__1  
     |  |                                                                       
     |  |                                +----- Coelatura_leopoldvillensis__2   
     +--+  +-----------------------------+                                      
        |  |                             |  +-- Coelatura_leopoldvillensis__1   
        |  |                             +--+                                   
        |  |                                +-- Coelatura_mesafricana           
        |  |                                                                    
        |  |  +-------------------------------- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__3         
        |  |  |                                                                 
        +--+  |                       +-------- Coelatura_hauttecoeuri__2       
           |  |                       |                                         
           |  |                       +-------- Nitia_acuminata                 
           |  |                       |                                         
           |  |                       |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__2         
           |  |  +--------------------+  |                                      
           |  |  |                    |  +----- Coelatura_alluaudi__2           
           +--+  |                    |  |                                      
              |  |                    |  +----- Coelatura_hauttecoeuri__1       
              |  |                    |  |                                      
              |  |                    +--+----- Coelatura_stuhlmanni__2         
              |  |                       |                                      
              |  |                       |  +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca__1         
              |  |                       |  |                                   
              |  |                       |  +-- Coelatura_stuhlmanni__1         
              |  |                       |  |                                   
              |  |                       +--+-- Coelatura_alluaudi__1           
              +--+                          |                                   
                 |                          +-- Coelatura_bakeri__1             
                 |                          |                                   
                 |                          +-- Coelatura_bakeri__2             
                 |                                                              
                 |                 +----------- Coelatura_horei__3              
                 |                 |                                            
                 |  +--------------+  +-------- Coelatura_ratidota              
                 |  |              |  |                                         
                 |  |              +--+  +----- Coelatura__2                    
                 |  |                 |  |                                      
                 |  |                 +--+  +-- Coelatura_horei__1              
                 |  |                    |  |                                   
                 +--+                    +--+-- Coelatura__1                    
                    |                       |                                   
                    |                       +-- Coelatura_horei__2              
                    |                                                           
                    |  +----------------------- Coelatura_gabonensis            
                    |  |                                                        
                    +--+  +-------------------- Coelatura_stanleyvillensis      
                       |  |                                                     
                       |  |  +----------------- Coelatura_kunenensis            
                       +--+  |                                                  
                          |  |  +-------------- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **           
                          |  |  |                                               
                          +--+  |  +----------- Coelatura_hypsiprymna__2        
                             |  |  |                                            
                             |  |  +----------- Coelatura_mossambicensis__1     
                             |  |  |                                            
                             +--+  |        +-- Coelatura_hypsiprymna__3        
                                |  +--------+                                   
                                |  |        +-- Coelatura_mossambicensis__2     
                                |  |                                            
                                |  |     +----- Coelatura_luapulaensis__2       
                                |  |     |                                      
                                |  |     +----- Coelatura_choziensis__2         
                                +--+-----+                                      
                                   |     +----- Coelatura_hypsiprymna__1        
                                   |     |                                      
                                   |     |  +-- Coelatura_choziensis__1         
                                   |     +--+                                   
                                   |        +-- Coelatura_luapulaensis__1       
                                   |                                            
                                   |     +----- Coelatura_briarti               
                                   |  +--+                                      
                                   |  |  |  +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__1
                                   |  |  +--+                                   
                                   +--+     +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__1    
                                      |                                         
                                      |     +-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__2
                                      |     |                                   
                                      +-----+-- Prisodontopsis_aviculaeformis__3
                                            |                                   
                                            +-- Prisodontopsis_mweruensis__2    

Bolotov et al., 2024 [Publ 4369], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016132--
  +-------- Nitia                
--+                              
  |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Coelatura_kunenensis 
     +--+                        
        +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis **

Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2020 [Publ 4101], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110135266--
                       +----- Grandidieria                 
  +--------------------+                                   
  |                    |  +-- Pseudospatha                 
  |                    +--+                                
  |                       +-- Moncetia                     
  |                                                        
--+  +----------------------- Nitia                        
  |  |                                                     
  |  |                    +-- 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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