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

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Publication Wu et al. (2022): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Wu, X.-P., Y.-T. Dai, N. Yin, F.-Y. Shu, Z.-G. Chen et al. 2022. Mitogenomic phylogeny resolves Cuneopsis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) as polyphyletic: The description of two new genera and a new species. Zoologica Scripta 51: 173-184. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2a_S1
  +-------------------------- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis 
  |                                                       
--+  +----------------------- Nodularia                   
  |  |                                                    
  +--+                    +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata    
     |  +-----------------+                               
     |  |                 +-- Pseudocuneopsis_sichuanensis
     +--+                                                 
        |  +----------------- Schistodesmus               
        |  |                                              
        +--+              +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula      
           |  +-----------+                               
           |  |           +-- Inversiunio                 
           +--+                                           
              |  +----------- Cuneopsis_rufescens         
              +--+                                        
                 |  +-------- Cuneopsis_celtiformis       
                 +--+                                     
                    |  +----- Cuneopsis_szechenyii        
                    +--+                                  
                       |  +-- Cuneopsis_demangei          
                       +--+                               
                          +-- Cuneopsis_heudei            
Cladogram Figure 2d
  +-------------------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati      
  |                                                             
  |                          +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola        
  |           +--------------+                                  
  |           |              |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii          
  |           |              +--+                               
  |           |                 +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata      
  |  +--------+                                                 
  |  |        |  +----------------- Acuticosta_chinensis        
  |  |        |  |                                              
  |  |        |  |        +-------- Cristaria_plicata           
--+  |        |  |  +-----+                                     
  |  |        +--+  |     |  +----- Anemina_arcaeformis         
  |  |           |  |     +--+                                  
  |  |           |  |        |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana        
  |  |           |  |        +--+                               
  |  |           +--+           +-- Sinanodonta_lucida          
  |  |              |                                           
  |  |              |           +-- Anodonta_cygnea             
  |  |              |  +--------+                               
  |  |              |  |        +-- Anodonta_anatina            
  |  |              +--+                                        
  |  |                 |  +-------- Platynaias_compressa        
  +--+                 +--+                                     
     |                    |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis           
     |                    +--+                                  
     |                       |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis      
     |                       +--+                               
     |                          +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis    
     |                                                          
     |                    +-------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa      
     |                    |                                     
     |  +-----------------+     +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis 
     |  |                 |  +--+                               
     |  |                 |  |  +-- Aculamprotula_coreana       
     |  |                 +--+                                  
     |  |                    |  +-- Aculamprotula_polysticta    
     |  |                    +--+                               
     |  |                       +-- Aculamprotula_scripta       
     +--+                                                       
        |                 +-------- Unio_tumidus                
        |  +--------------+                                     
        |  |              |  +----- Unio_nanus                  
        |  |              +--+                                  
        |  |                 |  +-- Unio_pictorum               
        |  |                 +--+                               
        |  |                    +-- Unio_delphinus              
        +--+                                                    
           |                    +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata    
           |  +-----------------+                               
           |  |                 +-- Pseudocuneopsis_sichuanensis
           |  |                                                 
           |  |                 +-- Nodularia_breviconcha       
           +--+  +--------------+                               
              |  |              +-- Nodularia_douglasiae        
              |  |                                              
              |  |              +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus   
              +--+  +-----------+                               
                 |  |           +-- Schistodesmus_spinosus      
                 |  |                                           
                 |  |     +-------- Cuneopsis_rufescens         
                 +--+  +--+                                     
                    |  |  |  +----- Cuneopsis_celtiformis       
                    |  |  +--+                                  
                    |  |     |  +-- Cuneopsis_heudei            
                    +--+     +--+                               
                       |        +-- Cuneopsis_demangei          
                       |                                        
                       |  +-------- Tchangsinaia_piscicula      
                       +--+                                     
                          |  +----- Inversiunio_jokohamensis    
                          +--+                                  
                             |  +-- Inversiunio_reinianus       
                             +--+                               
                                +-- Inversiunio_yanagawensis    
Cladogram Figure 2e
                    +-------- Sinanodonta_woodiana        
  +-----------------+                                     
  |                 |  +----- Anodonta_anatina            
  |                 +--+                                  
  |                    |  +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis    
--+                    +--+                               
  |                       +-- Pyganodon_grandis           
  |                                                       
  |  +----------------------- Lanceolaria_lanceolata      
  |  |                                                    
  +--+  +-------------------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa      
     |  |                                                 
     |  |              +----- Unio_tumidus                
     +--+  +-----------+                                  
        |  |           |  +-- Unio_nanus                  
        |  |           +--+                               
        |  |              +-- Unio_delphinus              
        +--+                                              
           |              +-- Pseudocuneopsis_sichuanensis
           |  +-----------+                               
           |  |           +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata    
           +--+                                           
              |  +----------- Nodularia_douglasiae        
              |  |                                        
              +--+  +-------- Tchangsinaia_piscicula      
                 |  |                                     
                 +--+     +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis       
                    |  +--+                               
                    |  |  +-- Cuneopsis_heudei            
                    +--+                                  
                       |  +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus   
                       +--+                               
                          +-- Schistodesmus_spinosus      
Cladogram Figure 3
                                               +-- Mutela_dubia                
  +--------------------------------------------+                               
  |                                            +-- Anodontites_trapesialis     
  |                                                                            
  |  +-------------------------------------------- Echyridella_menziesii       
  |  |                                                                         
  |  |                             +-------------- Gibbosula_rochechouartii    
  |  |  +--------------------------+                                           
--+  |  |                          |  +----------- Cumberlandia_monodonta      
  |  |  |                          +--+                                        
  |  |  |                             |  +-------- Pseudunio_marocanus         
  |  |  |                             +--+                                     
  |  |  |                                |  +----- Margaritifera_falcata       
  |  |  |                                +--+                                  
  |  |  |                                   |  +-- Margaritifera_dahurica      
  +--+  |                                   +--+                               
     |  |                                      +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera 
     |  |                                                                      
     |  |                                      +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus       
     |  |           +--------------------------+                               
     |  |           |                          +-- Quadrula_quadrula           
     |  |           |                                                          
     |  |  +--------+                          +-- Pleurobema_oviforme         
     |  |  |        |  +-----------------------+                               
     |  |  |        |  |                       +-- Elliptio_complanata         
     |  |  |        +--+                                                       
     +--+  |           |  +----------------------- Amblema_plicata             
        |  |           |  |                                                    
        |  |           +--+  +-------------------- Popenaias_popeii            
        |  |              |  |                                                 
        |  |              +--+  +----------------- Toxolasma_parvum            
        |  |                 |  |                                              
        |  |                 +--+              +-- Potamilus_alatus            
        |  |                    |  +-----------+                               
        |  |                    |  |           +-- Potamilus_leptodon          
        |  |                    +--+                                           
        |  |                       |  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus            
        |  |                       |  |                                        
        |  |                       +--+        +-- Lampsilis_cardium           
        |  |                          |  +-----+                               
        |  |                          |  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata            
        |  |                          +--+                                     
        |  |                             |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis 
        |  |                             +--+                                  
        |  |                                |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea       
        |  |                                +--+                               
        +--+                                   +-- Lampsilis_powellii          
           |                                                                   
           |                                +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai  
           |                    +-----------+                                  
           |                    |           |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii    
           |                    |           +--+                               
           |                    |              +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii      
           |                    |                                              
           |  +-----------------+        +-------- Potomida_littoralis         
           |  |                 |  +-----+                                     
           |  |                 |  |     |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis     
           |  |                 |  |     +--+                                  
           |  |                 |  |        |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata          
           |  |                 |  |        +--+                               
           |  |                 +--+           +-- Lamprotula_leaii            
           |  |                    |                                           
           |  |                    |           +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis       
           |  |                    |  +--------+                               
           |  |                    |  |        +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus  
           |  |                    |  |                                        
           |  |                    +--+        +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri     
           |  |                       |  +-----+                               
           |  |                       |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis     
           |  |                       +--+                                     
           |  |                          |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii     
           +--+                          +--+                                  
              |                             |  +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata       
              |                             +--+                               
              |                                +-- Sinosolenaia_recognita      
              |                                                                
              |  +-------------------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati      
              |  |                                                             
              |  |                       +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis        
              |  |              +--------+                                     
              |  |              |        |  +----- Lanceolaria_gladiola        
              |  |              |        +--+                                  
              |  |              |           |  +-- Lanceolaria_grayii          
              |  |              |           +--+                               
              |  |              |              +-- Lanceolaria_lanceolata      
              |  |  +-----------+                                              
              |  |  |           |        +-------- Cristaria_plicata           
              |  |  |           |  +-----+                                     
              +--+  |           |  |     |  +----- Anemina_arcaeformis         
                 |  |           |  |     +--+                                  
                 |  |           |  |        |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana        
                 |  |           |  |        +--+                               
                 |  |           +--+           +-- Sinanodonta_lucida          
                 |  |              |                                           
                 |  |              |           +-- Anodonta_cygnea             
                 |  |              |  +--------+                               
                 |  |              |  |        +-- Anodonta_anatina            
                 |  |              +--+                                        
                 |  |                 |  +-------- Platynaias_compressa        
                 |  |                 +--+                                     
                 +--+                    |  +----- Pyganodon_grandis           
                    |                    +--+                                  
                    |                       |  +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis      
                    |                       +--+                               
                    |                          +-- Utterbackia_peninsularis    
                    |                                                          
                    |                    +-------- Aculamprotula_tortuosa      
                    |                    |                                     
                    |  +-----------------+     +-- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis 
                    |  |                 |  +--+                               
                    |  |                 |  |  +-- Aculamprotula_coreana       
                    |  |                 +--+                                  
                    |  |                    |  +-- Aculamprotula_polysticta    
                    |  |                    +--+                               
                    |  |                       +-- Aculamprotula_scripta       
                    +--+                                                       
                       |                 +-------- Unio_tumidus                
                       |  +--------------+                                     
                       |  |              |  +----- Unio_nanus                  
                       |  |              +--+                                  
                       |  |                 |  +-- Unio_pictorum               
                       |  |                 +--+                               
                       +--+                    +-- Unio_delphinus              
                          |                                                    
                          |                    +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata    
                          |  +-----------------+                               
                          |  |                 +-- Pseudocuneopsis_sichuanensis
                          |  |                                                 
                          +--+                 +-- Nodularia_douglasiae        
                             |  +--------------+                               
                             |  |              +-- Nodularia_breviconcha       
                             |  |                                              
                             +--+              +-- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus   
                                |  +-----------+                               
                                |  |           +-- Schistodesmus_spinosus      
                                +--+                                           
                                   |  +----------- Tchangsinaia_piscicula      
                                   +--+                                        
                                      |  +-------- Cuneopsis_rufescens         
                                      +--+                                     
                                         |  +----- Cuneopsis_celtiformis       
                                         +--+                                  
                                            |  +-- Cuneopsis_heudei            
                                            +--+                               
                                               +-- Cuneopsis_demangei          
 
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