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

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Publication Froufe et al. (2016): cladograms
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Complete Citation

Froufe, E., V. Prié, J. Faria, M. Ghamizi, D.V. Gonçalves et al. 2016. Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 322-332. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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• Fig. 3_4

Cladogram Figure 3_4

     +----- Potomida_littoralis    
  +--+                             
  |  |  +-- Potomida_acarnanica    
  |  +--+                          
  |     +-- Potomida_semirugata    
--+                                
  |     +-- Pronodularia_japanensis
  |     |                          
  |     +-- Lamprotula_leaii       
  +-----+                          
        +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi   
        |                          
        +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii