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

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Publication Baker et al. (2003): cladograms
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Complete Citation

Baker, A.M., C. Bartlett, S.E. Bunn, K. Goudkamp, F. Sheldon & J.M. Hughes. 2003. Cryptic species and morphological plasticity in long-lived bivalves (Unionoida:Hyriidae) from inland Australia. Molecular Ecology 12: 2707-2717. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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• Fig. 5

Cladogram Figure 5

  +-------------- Epioblasma_triquetra 
  |                                    
--+           +-- Hyridella_australis  
  |  +--------+                        
  |  |        +-- Diplodon_gratus      
  +--+                                 
     |  +-------- Hyridella_depressa   
     |  |                              
     +--+     +-- Velesunio_angasi     
        |  +--+                        
        |  |  +-- Velesunio_ambiguus   
        +--+                           
           |  +-- Echyridella_menziesii
           +--+                        
              +-- Castalia_stevensi