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

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

Complete Citation

Lyubas, A.A., A.V. Kondakov, A.A. Tomilova, M.Yu. Gofarov, T.A. Eliseeva et al. 2022. Taxonomic reassessment of freshwater mussels from the Western Balkans reveals an overlooked but critical refugium and defines conservation priorities. Diversity 14(11), 935: 1-17. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 7
                                      +-- Parreysia_corrugata     
  +-----------------------------------+                           
  |                                   +-- Parreysia_keralaensis   
  |                                                               
  |  +----------------------------------- Microcondylaea_bonellii 
--+  |                                                            
  |  |                       +----------- Pseudanodonta_complanata
  |  |  +--------------------+                                    
  |  |  |                    |  +-------- Anodonta_anatina        
  +--+  |                    +--+                                 
     |  |                       |  +----- Anodonta_cygnea         
     |  |                       +--+                              
     |  |                          |  +-- Anodonta_exulcerata     
     |  |                          +--+                           
     +--+                             +-- Anodonta_seddonae       
        |                                                         
        |  +----------------------------- Unio_tumidus            
        |  |                                                      
        |  |                          +-- Unio_durieui            
        |  |  +-----------------------+                           
        |  |  |                       +-- Unio_gibbus             
        +--+  |                                                   
           |  |           +-------------- Unio_damascensis        
           |  |           |                                       
           |  |           +-------------- Unio_sesirmensis        
           |  |  +--------+                                       
           +--+  |        |  +----------- Unio_ionicus            
              |  |        |  |                                    
              |  |        +--+        +-- Unio_bruguierianus      
              |  |           |  +-----+                           
              |  |           |  |     +-- Unio_tumidiformis       
              |  |           +--+                                 
              |  |              |  +----- Unio_vicarius           
              +--+              +--+                              
                 |                 |  +-- Unio_carneus            
                 |                 +--+                           
                 |                    +-- Unio_crassus            
                 |                                                
                 |                 +----- Unio_caffer             
                 |  +--------------+                              
                 |  |              |  +-- Unio_terminalis         
                 |  |              +--+                           
                 +--+                 +-- Unio_delicatus          
                    |                                             
                    |  +----------------- Unio_pictorum           
                    |  |                                          
                    +--+  +-------------- Unio_eucirrus           
                       |  |                                       
                       +--+           +-- Unio_elongatulus        
                          |  +--------+                           
                          |  |        +-- Unio_mancus             
                          +--+                                    
                             |  +-------- Unio_ravoisieri         
                             |  |                                 
                             +--+     +-- Unio_delphinus          
                                |  +--+                           
                                |  |  +-- Unio_foucauldianus      
                                +--+                              
                                   |  +-- Unio_hueti              
                                   +--+                           
                                      +-- Unio_tigridis           
Cladogram Figure S1
                          +-- Parreysia_corrugata     
  +-----------------------+                           
  |                       +-- Parreysia_keralaensis   
  |                                                   
  |  +----------------------- Microcondylaea_bonellii 
--+  |                                                
  |  |           +----------- Anodonta_anatina        
  |  |  +--------+                                    
  |  |  |        |  +-------- Pseudanodonta_complanata
  |  |  |        +--+                                 
  +--+  |           |  +----- Anodonta_exulcerata     
     |  |           +--+                              
     |  |              |  +-- Anodonta_seddonae       
     |  |              +--+                           
     |  |                 +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
     |  |                                             
     +--+  +----------------- Unio_tumidus            
        |  |                                          
        |  |              +-- Unio_durieui            
        |  +--------------+                           
        |  |              +-- Unio_gibbus             
        |  |                                          
        |  |     +----------- Unio_sesirmensis        
        |  |     |                                    
        |  |  +--+  +-------- Unio_damascensis        
        +--+  |  |  |                                 
           |  |  |  |  +----- Unio_ionicus            
           |  |  +--+  |                              
           |  |     |  |  +-- Unio_bruguierianus      
           |  |     |  +--+                           
           |  |     +--+  +-- Unio_tumidiformis       
           |  |        |                              
           |  |        |  +-- Unio_carneus            
           |  |        |  |                           
           |  |        +--+-- Unio_crassus            
           +--+           |                           
              |           +-- Unio_vicarius           
              |                                       
              |     +-------- Unio_elongatulus        
              |     |                                 
              |     +-------- Unio_mancus             
              |     |                                 
              |     |     +-- Unio_pictorum           
              |     +-----+                           
              |     |     +-- Unio_eucirrus           
              |     |                                 
              +-----+  +----- Unio_caffer             
                    +--+                              
                    |  |  +-- Unio_terminalis         
                    |  +--+                           
                    |     +-- Unio_delicatus          
                    |                                 
                    |  +----- Unio_ravoisieri         
                    |  |                              
                    |  |  +-- Unio_delphinus          
                    +--+--+                           
                       |  +-- Unio_foucauldianus      
                       |                              
                       |  +-- Unio_hueti              
                       +--+                           
                          +-- Unio_tigridis           
 
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