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

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

Complete Citation

Bolotov, I.N., E.S. Konopleva, N. Chan, Z. Lunn, T. Win et al. 2022. A riverine biodiversity hotspot in northern Myanmar supports three new and narrowly endemic freshwater mussel species. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 32(9): 1490-1508. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2
                                               +-- Pseudodon_lenyanensis        
                                               |                                
                                               +-- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani   
  +--------------------------------------------+                                
  |                                            +-- Indopseudodon_kayinensis     
  |                                            |                                
  |                                            +-- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
  |                                                                             
  |                                   +----------- Trapezidens_mogaungensis     
  |                                   |                                         
  |                             +-----+  +-------- Trapezidens_exolescens       
  |                             |     |  |                                      
  |                             |     +--+  +----- Trapezidens_scutum           
  |                             |        |  |                                   
  |                             |        +--+  +-- Trapezidens_angustior        
  |                             |           |  |                                
  |  +--------------------------+           +--+-- Trapezidens_dolichorhynchus  
  |  |                          |              |                                
--+  |                          |              +-- Trapezidens_yeti             
  |  |                          |                                               
  |  |                          |  +-------------- Lamellidens_marginalis       
  |  |                          |  |                                            
  |  |                          |  |  +----------- Lamellidens_ferrugineus      
  |  |                          +--+  |                                         
  |  |                             |  |  +-------- Lamellidens_generosus        
  |  |                             |  +--+                                      
  |  |                             |  |  |  +----- Lamellidens_mainwaringi      
  |  |                             +--+  +--+                                   
  |  |                                |     |  +-- Lamellidens_lamellatus       
  |  |                                |     +--+                                
  |  |                                |        +-- Lamellidens_jenkinsianus     
  |  |                                |                                         
  |  |                                |  +-------- Lamellidens_nongyangensis    
  +--+                                +--+                                      
     |                                   |  +----- Lamellidens_savadiensis      
     |                                   +--+                                   
     |                                      |  +-- Lamellidens_corrianus        
     |                                      +--+                                
     |                                         +-- Lamellidens_chindwinensis    
     |                                                                          
     |                                +----------- Parreysia_keralaensis        
     |  +-----------------------------+                                         
     |  |                             |  +-------- Parreysia_corrugata          
     |  |                             +--+                                      
     |  |                                |  +----- Parreysia_rakhinensis        
     |  |                                +--+                                   
     |  |                                   |  +-- Parreysia_nagpoorensis       
     |  |                                   +--+                                
     |  |                                      +-- Parreysia_plagiosoma         
     |  |                                                                       
     |  |                                      +-- Leoparreysia_burmana         
     +--+                                +-----+                                
        |                                |     +-- Leoparreysia_whitteni        
        |  +-----------------------------+                                      
        |  |                             |  +----- Leoparreysia_olivacea        
        |  |                             +--+                                   
        |  |                                |  +-- Leoparreysia_canefrii        
        |  |                                +--+                                
        |  |                                   +-- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis      
        |  |                                                                    
        |  |                             +-------- Nitia_teretiuscula           
        +--+  +--------------------------+                                      
           |  |                          |  +----- Coelatura_aegyptiaca         
           |  |                          +--+                                   
           |  |                             |  +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis        
           |  |                             +--+                                
           |  |                                +-- Coelatura_kunenensis         
           |  |                                                                 
           |  |                 +----------------- Indonaia_cylindrica          
           |  |                 |                                               
           +--+  +--------------+  +-------------- Indonaia_gratiosa            
              |  |              |  |                                            
              |  |              +--+  +----------- Indonaia_andersoniana        
              |  |                 |  |                                         
              |  |                 +--+        +-- Indonaia_caerulea            
              |  |                    |  +-----+                                
              |  |                    |  |     +-- Indonaia_subclathrata        
              |  |                    +--+                                      
              |  |                       |  +----- Indonaia_rugosa              
              +--+                       +--+                                   
                 |                          |  +-- Indonaia_bonneaudii          
                 |                          +--+                                
                 |                             +-- Indonaia_shurtleffiana       
                 |                                                              
                 |  +----------------------------- Indochinella_pugio           
                 |  |                                                           
                 |  |                 +----------- Radiatula_crispisulcata      
                 |  |                 |                                         
                 |  |                 |     +----- Radiatula_chaudhurii         
                 +--+  +--------------+  +--+                                   
                    |  |              |  |  |  +-- Radiatula_myitkyinae         
                    |  |              |  |  +--+                                
                    |  |              +--+     +-- Radiatula_kachinensis        
                    |  |                 |                                      
                    |  |                 |  +----- Radiatula_chindwinensis      
                    +--+                 +--+                                   
                       |                    |  +-- Radiatula_myitthanensis      
                       |                    +--+                                
                       |                       +-- Radiatula_mouhoti            
                       |                                                        
                       |  +----------------------- Scabiellus_songkramensis     
                       |  |                                                     
                       +--+  +-------------------- Harmandia_somboriensis       
                          |  |                                                  
                          +--+  +----------------- Unionetta_fabagina           
                             |  |                                               
                             +--+              +-- Scabies_crispata             
                                |  +-----------+                                
                                |  |           +-- Scabies_mandarinus           
                                +--+                                            
                                   |  +----------- Scabies_nucleus              
                                   |  |                                         
                                   +--+        +-- Scabies_humilis              
                                      |  +-----+                                
                                      |  |     +-- Scabies_pilata               
                                      +--+                                      
                                         |  +----- Scabies_phaselus             
                                         +--+                                   
                                            |  +-- Scabies_anceps               
                                            +--+                                
                                               +-- Scabies_scobinatus           
Cladogram Figure S1
                                                  +-- Pseudodon_lenyanensis        
                                                  |                                
                                                  +-- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani   
  +-----------------------------------------------+                                
  |                                               +-- Indopseudodon_kayinensis     
  |                                               |                                
  |                                               +-- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
  |                                                                                
  |                                               +-- Parreysia_keralaensis        
  |                                               |                                
  |                                               +-- Parreysia_corrugata          
  |                                               |                                
  |  +--------------------------------------------+-- Parreysia_plagiosoma         
  |  |                                            |                                
  |  |                                            +-- Parreysia_rakhinensis        
--+  |                                            |                                
  |  |                                            +-- Parreysia_nagpoorensis       
  |  |                                                                             
  |  |                                +-------------- Trapezidens_mogaungensis     
  |  |                             +--+                                            
  |  |                             |  |  +----------- Trapezidens_scutum           
  |  |                             |  +--+                                         
  |  |                             |     |  +-------- Trapezidens_exolescens       
  |  |                             |     +--+                                      
  |  |                             |        |  +----- Trapezidens_yeti             
  |  |                             |        +--+                                   
  |  |                             |           |  +-- Trapezidens_dolichorhynchus  
  |  |  +--------------------------+           +--+                                
  +--+  |                          |              +-- Trapezidens_angustior        
     |  |                          |                                               
     |  |                          |        +-------- Lamellidens_savadiensis      
     |  |                          |  +-----+                                      
     |  |                          |  |     |  +----- Lamellidens_chindwinensis    
     |  |                          |  |     +--+                                   
     |  |                          |  |        |  +-- Lamellidens_corrianus        
     |  |                          |  |        +--+                                
     |  |                          +--+           +-- Lamellidens_nongyangensis    
     |  |                             |                                            
     |  |                             |           +-- Lamellidens_marginalis       
     |  |                             |  +--------+                                
     |  |                             |  |        +-- Lamellidens_ferrugineus      
     |  |                             +--+                                         
     |  |                                |  +-------- Lamellidens_generosus        
     |  |                                +--+                                      
     |  |                                   |  +----- Lamellidens_mainwaringi      
     +--+                                   +--+                                   
        |                                      |  +-- Lamellidens_jenkinsianus     
        |                                      +--+                                
        |                                         +-- Lamellidens_lamellatus       
        |                                                                          
        |                                         +-- Leoparreysia_burmana         
        |                                         |                                
        |                                         +-- Leoparreysia_canefrii        
        |                                         |                                
        |  +--------------------------------------+-- Leoparreysia_olivacea        
        |  |                                      |                                
        |  |                                      +-- Leoparreysia_tavoyensis      
        |  |                                      |                                
        |  |                                      +-- Leoparreysia_whitteni        
        |  |                                                                       
        |  |                                      +-- Coelatura_aegyptiaca         
        |  |                                      |                                
        |  |                                      +-- Coelatura_kunenensis         
        +--+  +-----------------------------------+                                
           |  |                                   +-- Nitia_teretiuscula           
           |  |                                   |                                
           |  |                                   +-- Nyassunio_nyassaensis        
           |  |                                                                    
           |  |                                   +-- Indonaia_cylindrica          
           |  |                          +--------+                                
           |  |                          |        +-- Indonaia_gratiosa            
           |  |                          |                                         
           +--+  +-----------------------+     +----- Indonaia_shurtleffiana       
              |  |                       |  +--+                                   
              |  |                       |  |  |  +-- Indonaia_bonneaudii          
              |  |                       |  |  +--+                                
              |  |                       +--+     +-- Indonaia_rugosa              
              |  |                          |                                      
              |  |                          |  +----- Indonaia_andersoniana        
              |  |                          +--+                                   
              |  |                             |  +-- Indonaia_caerulea            
              +--+                             +--+                                
                 |                                +-- Indonaia_subclathrata        
                 |                                                                 
                 |  +-------------------------------- Indochinella_pugio           
                 |  |                                                              
                 |  |                          +----- Radiatula_chaudhurii         
                 |  |                    +-----+                                   
                 |  |                    |     |  +-- Radiatula_kachinensis        
                 |  |                    |     +--+                                
                 +--+  +-----------------+        +-- Radiatula_myitkyinae         
                    |  |                 |                                         
                    |  |                 |  +-------- Radiatula_crispisulcata      
                    |  |                 +--+                                      
                    |  |                    |  +----- Radiatula_mouhoti            
                    |  |                    +--+                                   
                    +--+                       |  +-- Radiatula_myitthanensis      
                       |                       +--+                                
                       |                          +-- Radiatula_chindwinensis      
                       |                                                           
                       |  +-------------------------- Scabiellus_songkramensis     
                       |  |                                                        
                       +--+  +----------------------- Harmandia_somboriensis       
                          |  |                                                     
                          +--+  +-------------------- Unionetta_fabagina           
                             |  |                                                  
                             +--+  +----------------- Scabies_crispata             
                                |  |                                               
                                +--+              +-- Scabies_humilis              
                                   |  +-----------+                                
                                   |  |           +-- Scabies_mandarinus           
                                   +--+                                            
                                      |  +----------- Scabies_nucleus              
                                      +--+                                         
                                         |  +-------- Scabies_pilata               
                                         +--+                                      
                                            |  +----- Scabies_anceps               
                                            +--+                                   
                                               |  +-- Scabies_phaselus             
                                               +--+                                
                                                  +-- Scabies_scobinatus           
 
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