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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Rectidentini | Ctenodesmina

genus Ctenodesma Simpson, 1900: cladomics
     4 Recent valid species (4 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 4 (4 total)
analyzed in 4 cladograms in 4 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 2, median = 2)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 2
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 3 median = 3)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1


Zieritz et al., 2024 [Publ 4381], fig. 2

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
331342210
  +-------- Khairuloconcha       
--+                              
  |  +----- Ctenodesma_bersinara ** 
  +--+                           
     |  +-- Ctenodesma_borneensis **
     +--+                        
        +-- Ctenodesma_mawonae **   

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

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
3313628210
  +----- Ctenodesma_bersinara ** 
--+                           
  |  +-- Ctenodesma_mawonae **   
  +--+                        
     +-- Ctenodesma_borneensis **

Jeratthitikul et al., 2024 [Publ 4387], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015821--
  +-- Ctenodesma_borneensis **
--+                        
  +-- Khairuloconcha       

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4218], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013021--
  +-- Ctenodesma_borneensis **
--+                        
  +-- Khairuloconcha       
 
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