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

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Publication Santos-Neto et al. (2016): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Santos-Neto, G. da Cruz, C.R. Beasley, H. Schneider, D.M. Pimpão, W.R. Hoeh et al. 2016. Genetic relationships among freshwater mussel species from fifteen Amazonian rivers and inferences on the evolution of the Hyriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 148-159. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2a_b
  +-------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                      
  |                 +-------- Westralunio_carteri        
  |                 |                                    
  |  +--------------+     +-- Hyridella_drapeta          
  |  |              |  +--+                              
  |  |              |  |  +-- Hyridella_depressa         
  |  |              +--+                                 
--+  |                 |  +-- Diplodon_gratus            
  |  |                 +--+                              
  |  |                    +-- Diplodon_suavidicus__2     
  |  |                                                   
  |  |                    +-- Hyridella_australis        
  |  |     +--------------+                              
  |  |     |              +-- Cucumerunio_novaehollandiae
  |  +-----+                                             
  |  |     |  +-------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
  +--+     +--+                                          
     |        |  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus         
     |        +--+                                       
     |           |  +-------- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
     |           +--+                                    
     |              |  +----- Lortiella                  
     |              +--+                                 
     |                 |  +-- Alathyria_jacksoni         
     |                 +--+                              
     |                    +-- Velesunio_angasi           
     |                                                   
     |  +-------------------- Diplodon_suavidicus__1     
     |  |                                                
     +--+                 +-- Triplodon_corrugatus       
        |  +--------------+                              
        |  |              +-- Prisodon_syrmatophorus     
        +--+                                             
           |  +-------------- Castalia_stevensi          
           |  |                                          
           +--+           +-- Callonaia_duprei           
              |  +--------+                              
              |  |        +-- Castalia_ambigua__1        
              +--+                                       
                 |  +-------- Castalia_ambigua__4        
                 +--+                                    
                    |  +----- Castalia_ambigua__2        
                    +--+                                 
                       |  +-- Castaliella_quadrata       
                       +--+                              
                          +-- Castalia_ambigua__3        
Cladogram Figure 3_5
  +-------------- Diplodon_suavidicus   
  |                                     
  |        +----- Triplodon_corrugatus  
--+  +-----+                            
  |  |     |  +-- Prisodon_obliquus     
  |  |     +--+                         
  +--+        +-- Prisodon_syrmatophorus
     |                                  
     |  +-------- Callonaia_duprei      
     +--+                               
        |  +----- Castalia_ambigua__2   
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Castalia_ambigua__1   
           +--+                         
              +-- Castaliella_quadrata  
Cladogram Figure 4
  +----------------------------- Neotrigonia_margaritacea   
  |                                                         
  |     +----------------------- Diplodon_suavidicus__2     
  |     |                                                   
  |  +--+                    +-- Triplodon_corrugatus       
  |  |  |  +-----------------+                              
  |  |  |  |                 +-- Prisodon_syrmatophorus     
  |  |  +--+                                                
--+  |     |  +----------------- Castalia_ambigua__4        
  |  |     +--+                                             
  |  |        |  +-------------- Callonaia_duprei           
  |  |        +--+                                          
  |  |           |  +----------- Castalia_ambigua__3        
  |  |           +--+                                       
  |  |              |  +-------- Castalia_stevensi          
  |  |              +--+                                    
  +--+                 |  +----- Castalia_ambigua__2        
     |                 +--+                                 
     |                    |  +-- Castaliella_quadrata       
     |                    +--+                              
     |                       +-- Castalia_ambigua__1        
     |                                                      
     |                 +-------- Westralunio_carteri        
     |                 |                                    
     |     +-----------+     +-- Hyridella_drapeta          
     |     |           |  +--+                              
     |     |           |  |  +-- Hyridella_depressa         
     |     |           +--+                                 
     |     |              |  +-- Diplodon_suavidicus__1     
     +-----+              +--+                              
           |                 +-- Diplodon_gratus            
           |                                                
           |  +----------------- Echyridella_menziesii      
           |  |                                             
           +--+              +-- Cucumerunio_novaehollandiae
              |  +-----------+                              
              |  |           +-- Hyridella_australis        
              +--+                                          
                 |  +----------- Velesunio_ambiguus         
                 +--+                                       
                    |  +-------- Alathyria_jacksoni         
                    +--+                                    
                       |  +----- Velesunio_angasi           
                       +--+                                 
                          |  +-- Lortiella                  
                          +--+                              
                             +-- Microdontia_anodontaeformis
 
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