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

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Publication Jeratthitikul et al. (2021): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Jeratthitikul, E., C. Sutcharit, P.B. Ngor & P. Prasankok. 2021. Molecular phylogeny reveals a new genus of freshwater mussels from the Mekong River Basin (Bivalvia: Unionidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 775: 119-142. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 1
                          +----- Lens_contradens             
                       +--+                                  
                       |  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus      
                       |  +--+                               
  +--------------------+     +-- Physunio_superbus           
  |                    |                                     
  |                    |  +----- Ensidens_ingallsianus       
  |                    +--+                                  
  |                       |  +-- Hyriopsis_bialata           
  |                       +--+                               
  |                          +-- Rectidens_sumatrensis       
  |                                                          
  |                       +----- Sinosolenaia_carinata       
  |                 +-----+                                  
  |                 |     |  +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi        
--+                 |     +--+                               
  |                 |        +-- Gonidea_angulata            
  |  +--------------+                                        
  |  |              |        +-- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai  
  |  |              |  +-----+                               
  |  |              |  |     +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii      
  |  |              +--+                                     
  |  |                 |  +----- Potomida_semirugata         
  |  |                 +--+                                  
  |  |                    |  +-- Pronodularia_japanensis     
  |  |                    +--+                               
  +--+                       +-- Lamprotula_leaii            
     |                                                       
     |                 +-------- Indopseudodon_kayinensis    
     |  +--------------+                                     
     |  |              |  +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis 
     |  |              +--+                                  
     |  |                 |  +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus   
     |  |                 +--+                               
     |  |                    +-- Indopseudodon_bogani        
     |  |                                                    
     +--+                 +----- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis       
        |  +--------------+                                  
        |  |              |  +-- Pilsbryoconcha_linguaeformis
        |  |              +--+                               
        |  |                 +-- Pilsbryoconcha              
        |  |                                                 
        |  |           +-------- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani  
        |  |           |                                     
        +--+  +--------+  +----- Thaiconcha_callifera        
           |  |        |  |                                  
           |  |        +--+  +-- Bineurus_panhai             
           |  |           |  |                               
           |  |           +--+-- Bineurus_exilis             
           |  |              |                               
           |  |              +-- Bineurus_mouhotii           
           +--+                                              
              |              +-- Sundadontina_brandti        
              |           +--+                               
              |           |  +-- Sundadontina_taskaevi       
              |  +--------+                                  
              |  |        |  +-- Sundadontina_tumida         
              |  |        +--+                               
              |  |           +-- Sundadontina_cumingii       
              +--+                                           
                 |           +-- Namkongnaia_lemeslei        
                 |  +--------+                               
                 |  |        +-- Namkongnaia_inkhavilayi     
                 +--+                                        
                    |  +-------- Pseudodon_lenyanensis       
                    +--+                                     
                       |  +----- Pseudodon_vagulus           
                       +--+                                  
                          |  +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus  
                          +--+                               
                             +-- Pseudodon_mekongi           
Cladogram Figure 2
                          +----- Lens_contradens             
                       +--+                                  
                       |  |  +-- Trapezoideus_foliaceus      
                       |  +--+                               
  +--------------------+     +-- Physunio_superbus           
  |                    |                                     
  |                    |  +----- Ensidens_ingallsianus       
  |                    +--+                                  
  |                       |  +-- Hyriopsis_bialata           
  |                       +--+                               
  |                          +-- Rectidens_sumatrensis       
  |                                                          
  |                       +----- Sinosolenaia_carinata       
  |                 +-----+                                  
  |                 |     |  +-- Gonidea_angulata            
--+                 |     +--+                               
  |                 |        +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi        
  |  +--------------+                                        
  |  |              |        +-- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai  
  |  |              |  +-----+                               
  |  |              |  |     +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii      
  |  |              +--+                                     
  |  |                 |  +----- Potomida_semirugata         
  |  |                 +--+                                  
  |  |                    |  +-- Lamprotula_leaii            
  |  |                    +--+                               
  +--+                       +-- Pronodularia_japanensis     
     |                                                       
     |                 +-------- Indopseudodon_kayinensis    
     |  +--------------+                                     
     |  |              |  +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis 
     |  |              +--+                                  
     |  |                 |  +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus   
     |  |                 +--+                               
     |  |                    +-- Indopseudodon_bogani        
     |  |                                                    
     +--+                 +----- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis       
        |  +--------------+                                  
        |  |              |  +-- Pilsbryoconcha_linguaeformis
        |  |              +--+                               
        |  |                 +-- Pilsbryoconcha              
        |  |                                                 
        |  |                 +-- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani  
        |  |        +--------+                               
        +--+        |        +-- Sundadontina_cumingii       
           |  +-----+                                        
           |  |     |  +-------- Thaiconcha_callifera        
           |  |     +--+                                     
           |  |        |  +----- Bineurus_mouhotii           
           |  |        +--+                                  
           |  |           |  +-- Bineurus_panhai             
           |  |           +--+                               
           +--+              +-- Bineurus_exilis             
              |                                              
              |           +----- Sundadontina_tumida         
              |  +--------+                                  
              |  |        |  +-- Sundadontina_brandti        
              |  |        +--+                               
              |  |           +-- Sundadontina_taskaevi       
              +--+                                           
                 |           +-- Namkongnaia_lemeslei        
                 |  +--------+                               
                 |  |        +-- Namkongnaia_inkhavilayi     
                 +--+                                        
                    |  +-------- Pseudodon_lenyanensis       
                    +--+                                     
                       |  +----- Pseudodon_vagulus           
                       +--+                                  
                          |  +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus  
                          +--+                               
                             +-- Pseudodon_mekongi           
 
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