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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_vondembuschianus   
     |                                                     
     |                    +-- 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_vondembuschianus   
     |                                                     
     |                    +-- 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         
     |           |                                                    
     |           |     +-------------- Scriptolamprotula_tientsinensis
     |           |     |                                              
     |           |  +--+  +----------- Unio_nanus                     
     |           |  |  |  |                                           
     |        +--+  |  +--+        +-- Pseudocuneopsis_capitata       
     |        |  |  |     |  +-----+                                  
     |        |  |  |     |  |     +-- Nodularia_douglasiae           
     |        |  |  |     +--+                                        
     |        |  |  |        |  +----- Schistodesmus_xinyuensis       
     |        |  |  |        +--+                                     
     |        |  +--+           |  +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis          
     |        |     |           +--+                                  
     |        |     |              +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula         
     |        |     |                                                 
     |        |     |              +-- Acuticosta_chinensis           
     |        |     |  +-----------+                                  
     |        |     |  |           +-- Lanceolaria_grayii             
     |        |     |  |                                              
     |        |     +--+        +----- Cristaria_plicata              
     |        |        |  +-----+                                     
     |        |        |  |     |  +-- Anemina_harlandi               
     +--------+        |  |     +--+                                  
              |        +--+        +-- 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_mekongi              
                       |  +--------+                                  
                       |  |        +-- Pilsbryoconcha_carinifera      
                       |  |                                           
                       +--+     +----- Parvasolenaia_rivularis        
                          |  +--+                                     
                          |  |  |  +-- Postolata_guangxiensis         
                          |  |  +--+                                  
                          +--+     +-- Ptychorhynchus_pfisteri        
                             |                                        
                             |  +----- Microcondylaea_bonellii        
                             +--+                                     
                                |  +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora          
                                +--+                                  
                                   +-- Sinosolenaia_carinata          
 
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