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

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genus Ligodonta Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025: cladomics
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 1 (1 total)
analyzed in 1 cladogram in 1 publication
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 1 (mean = 1, median = 1)


Perkins et al., 2025 [Publ 4447], fig. 2_mtDNA-ITS

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101353214--
     +-------------- Utterbackiana    
  +--+                                
  |  |  +----------- Alasminota       
  |  +--+                             
  |     |  +-------- Pseudodontoideus 
  |     +--+                          
  |        |  +----- Lasmigona        
  |        +--+                       
  |           |  +-- Pterosyna        
  |           +--+                    
--+              +-- Arcidens         
  |                                   
  |              +-- Prolasmidonta    
  |           +--+                    
  |           |  +-- Platynaias       
  |     +-----+                       
  |     |     |  +-- Ligodonta_obscura **
  |     |     +--+                    
  |     |        +-- Alasmidonta      
  +-----+                             
        |        +-- Anodontoides     
        |  +-----+                    
        |  |     +-- Strophitus       
        +--+                          
           |  +----- Sulcularia       
           +--+                       
              |  +-- Pyganodon        
              +--+                    
                 +-- Utterbackia      
 
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