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

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Publication Dai et al. (2023): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Dai, Y., X.-C. Huang, C.-H.-Z. Wu, Z.-G. Chen, L. Guo et al. 2023. Multilocus and mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses reveal a new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from Guangxi, China. Invertebrate Systematics 37(2): 152-166. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 3-BI
                          +-- Gibbosula_laosensis          
  +-----------------------+                                
  |                       +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera  
  |                                                        
  |                    +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis  
  |           +--------+                                   
  |           |        |  +-- Indopseudodon_bogani         
  |           |        +--+                                
  |           |           +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus    
  |           |                                            
  |           |     +-------- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani   
  |           |  +--+                                      
  |           |  |  |  +----- Bineurus_loeiensis           
  |  +--------+  |  +--+                                   
  |  |        |  |     |  +-- Bineurus_mouhotii            
  |  |        |  |     +--+                                
--+  |        |  |        +-- Bineurus_exilis              
  |  |        |  |                                         
  |  |        |  |        +-- Thaiconcha_callifera         
  |  |        |  |  +-----+                                
  |  |        |  |  |     +-- Thaiconcha_munelliptica      
  |  |        +--+--+                                      
  |  |           |  |  +----- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
  |  |           |  +--+                                   
  |  |           |     |  +-- Sundadontina_brandti         
  |  |           |     +--+                                
  |  |           |        +-- Sundadontina_taskaevi        
  |  |           |                                         
  |  |           |        +-- Pilsbryoconcha_carinifera    
  |  |           |  +-----+                                
  |  |           |  |     +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis        
  |  |           +--+                                      
  +--+              |  +----- Pseudodon_lenyanensis        
     |              +--+                                   
     |                 |  +-- Pseudodon_mekongi            
     |                 +--+                                
     |                    +-- Pseudodon_vagulus            
     |                                                     
     |                    +-- Hyriopsis_bialata            
     |              +-----+                                
     |              |     +-- Ensidens_ingallsianus        
     |  +-----------+                                      
     |  |           |  +----- Physunio_superbus            
     |  |           +--+                                   
     |  |              |  +-- Lens_contradens              
     |  |              +--+                                
     |  |                 +-- Lens_comptus                 
     |  |                                                  
     |  |                 +-- Inversidens_brandtii         
     |  |  +--------------+                                
     |  |  |              +-- Inversidens_rentianensis     
     +--+  |                                               
        |  |           +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai   
        |  |     +-----+                                   
        |  |     |     |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii       
        |  |     |     +--+                                
        |  +-----+        +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii     
        |  |     |                                         
        |  |     |  +-------- Potomida_semirugata          
        |  |     +--+                                      
        |  |        |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis      
        +--+        +--+                                   
           |           |  +-- Lamprotula_leaii             
           |           +--+                                
           |              +-- Lamprotula_caveata           
           |                                               
           |        +-------- Sinosolenaia_carinata        
           |  +-----+                                      
           |  |     |  +----- Sinosolenaia_recognita       
           |  |     +--+                                   
           |  |        |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea        
           |  |        +--+                                
           |  |           +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora        
           +--+                                            
              |        +----- Gonidea_angulata             
              |  +-----+                                   
              |  |     |  +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi         
              |  |     +--+                                
              |  |        +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii      
              +--+                                         
                 |        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis     
                 |  +-----+                                
                 |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis      
                 +--+                                      
                    |  +----- Postolata_guangxiensis       
                    +--+                                   
                       |  +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri      
                       +--+                                
                          +-- Obovalis_omiensis            
Cladogram Figure 3-ML
                          +-- Gibbosula_laosensis          
  +-----------------------+                                
  |                       +-- Margaritifera_margaritifera  
  |                                                        
  |                    +----- Indopseudodon_indawgyiensis  
  |        +-----------+                                   
  |        |           |  +-- Indopseudodon_bogani         
  |        |           +--+                                
  |        |              +-- Indopseudodon_salwenianus    
  |        |                                               
  |        |        +-------- Nyeinchanconcha_nyeinchani   
  |  +-----+  +-----+                                      
  |  |     |  |     |  +----- Bineurus_loeiensis           
  |  |     |  |     +--+                                   
  |  |     |  |        |  +-- Bineurus_mouhotii            
  |  |     |  |        +--+                                
--+  |     |  |           +-- Bineurus_exilis              
  |  |     |  |                                            
  |  |     +--+           +-- Thaiconcha_callifera         
  |  |        |     +-----+                                
  |  |        |     |     +-- Thaiconcha_munelliptica      
  |  |        |  +--+                                      
  |  |        |  |  |  +----- Sundadontina_tanintharyiensis
  |  |        |  |  +--+                                   
  |  |        |  |     |  +-- Sundadontina_brandti         
  |  |        |  |     +--+                                
  |  |        +--+        +-- Sundadontina_taskaevi        
  |  |           |                                         
  |  |           |        +-- Pilsbryoconcha_carinifera    
  |  |           |  +-----+                                
  |  |           |  |     +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis        
  +--+           +--+                                      
     |              |  +----- Pseudodon_lenyanensis        
     |              +--+                                   
     |                 |  +-- Pseudodon_mekongi            
     |                 +--+                                
     |                    +-- Pseudodon_vagulus            
     |                                                     
     |                    +-- Hyriopsis_bialata            
     |              +-----+                                
     |              |     +-- Ensidens_ingallsianus        
     |  +-----------+                                      
     |  |           |  +----- Physunio_superbus            
     |  |           +--+                                   
     |  |              |  +-- Lens_contradens              
     |  |              +--+                                
     |  |                 +-- Lens_comptus                 
     |  |                                                  
     |  |                 +-- Inversidens_brandtii         
     |  |     +-----------+                                
     |  |     |           +-- Inversidens_rentianensis     
     +--+     |                                            
        |  +--+        +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai   
        |  |  |  +-----+                                   
        |  |  |  |     |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii       
        |  |  |  |     +--+                                
        |  |  +--+        +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii     
        |  |     |                                         
        |  |     |  +-------- Potomida_semirugata          
        |  |     +--+                                      
        |  |        |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis      
        |  |        +--+                                   
        +--+           |  +-- Lamprotula_leaii             
           |           +--+                                
           |              +-- Lamprotula_caveata           
           |                                               
           |        +-------- Sinosolenaia_carinata        
           |  +-----+                                      
           |  |     |  +----- Sinosolenaia_recognita       
           |  |     +--+                                   
           |  |        |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea        
           |  |        +--+                                
           |  |           +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora        
           +--+                                            
              |        +----- Gonidea_angulata             
              |  +-----+                                   
              |  |     |  +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi         
              |  |     +--+                                
              |  |        +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii      
              +--+                                         
                 |        +-- Koreosolenaia_sitgyensis     
                 |  +-----+                                
                 |  |     +-- Parvasolenaia_rivularis      
                 +--+                                      
                    |  +----- Postolata_guangxiensis       
                    +--+                                   
                       |  +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri      
                       +--+                                
                          +-- Obovalis_omiensis            
Cladogram Figure 5
                                   +-- Gibbosula_rochechouartii   
  +--------------------------------+                              
  |                                +-- Margaritifera_dahurica     
  |                                                               
  |                                +-- Quadrula_quadrula          
  |     +--------------------------+                              
  |     |                          +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus      
  |     |                                                         
  |  +--+                          +-- Elliptio_complanata        
  |  |  |  +-----------------------+                              
  |  |  |  |                       +-- Pleurobema_oviforme        
  |  |  +--+                                                      
  |  |     |  +----------------------- Amblema_plicata            
  |  |     |  |                                                   
  |  |     +--+  +-------------------- Popenaias_popeii           
  |  |        |  |                                                
--+  |        +--+  +----------------- Toxolasma_parvum           
  |  |           |  |                                             
  |  |           +--+              +-- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |  |              |  +-----------+                              
  |  |              |  |           +-- Potamilus_alatus           
  |  |              +--+                                          
  |  |                 |  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
  |  |                 |  |                                       
  |  |                 +--+        +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
  |  |                    |  +-----+                              
  |  |                    |  |     +-- Lampsilis_ornata           
  |  |                    +--+                                    
  |  |                       |  +----- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |  |                       +--+                                 
  |  |                          |  +-- Lampsilis_powellii         
  |  |                          +--+                              
  +--+                             +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea      
     |                                                            
     |           +-------------------- Lepidodesma_languilati     
     |           |                                                
     |           |     +-------------- Aculamprotula_tientsinensis
     |           |     |                                          
     |           |  +--+  +----------- Unio_nanus                 
     |           |  |  |  |                                       
     |        +--+  |  +--+        +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata   
     |        |  |  |     |  +-----+                              
     |        |  |  |     |  |     +-- Nodularia_douglasiae       
     |        |  |  |     +--+                                    
     |        |  |  |        |  +----- Schistodesmus_lampreyanus  
     |        |  |  |        +--+                                 
     |        |  +--+           |  +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis      
     |        |     |           +--+                              
     |        |     |              +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula     
     |        |     |                                             
     |        |     |              +-- Acuticosta_chinensis       
     |        |     |  +-----------+                              
     |        |     |  |           +-- Lanceolaria_grayii         
     |        |     |  |                                          
     |        |     +--+        +----- Cristaria_plicata          
     |        |        |  +-----+                                 
     |        |        |  |     |  +-- Anemina_arcaeformis        
     +--------+        |  |     +--+                              
              |        +--+        +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana       
              |           |                                       
              |           |  +-------- Anodonta_cygnea            
              |           +--+                                    
              |              |  +----- Platynaias_compressa       
              |              +--+                                 
              |                 |  +-- Pyganodon_grandis          
              |                 +--+                              
              |                    +-- Utterbackia_imbecillis     
              |                                                   
              |                 +----- Chamberlainia_somsakpanhai 
              |  +--------------+                                 
              |  |              |  +-- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii     
              |  |              +--+                              
              |  |                 +-- Sinohyriopsis_schlegelii   
              |  |                                                
              |  |                 +-- Hyriopsis_bialata          
              +--+              +--+                              
                 |              |  +-- Rectidens_sumatrensis      
                 |  +-----------+                                 
                 |  |           |  +-- Lens_contradens            
                 |  |           +--+                              
                 |  |              +-- Physunio_superbus          
                 |  |                                             
                 +--+        +-------- Potomida_littoralis        
                    |  +-----+                                    
                    |  |     |  +----- Pronodularia_japanensis    
                    |  |     +--+                                 
                    |  |        |  +-- Lamprotula_caveata         
                    |  |        +--+                              
                    +--+           +-- Lamprotula_leaii           
                       |                                          
                       |           +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus 
                       |  +--------+                              
                       |  |        +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis      
                       |  |                                       
                       +--+     +----- Parvasolenaia_rivularis    
                          |  +--+                                 
                          |  |  |  +-- Postolata_guangxiensis     
                          |  |  +--+                              
                          +--+     +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri    
                             |                                    
                             |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii    
                             +--+                                 
                                |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora      
                                +--+                              
                                   +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata      
 
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