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

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Publication Jeratthitikul et al. (2025): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Jeratthitikul, E., N. Phuhong, C. Sucharit & P. Prasankok. 2025. Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of freshwater mussel, Pseudodon septuaginta sp. nov. (Unionidae: Pseudodontini), from the Mekong River nasin in northeastern Thailand. Tropical Natural History 8 (Supplement): 160-181. Available electronically.

Cladogram Figures

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Cladogram Figure 2
                    +-- Pilsbryoconcha_exilis     
  +-----------------+                             
  |                 +-- Pilsbryoconcha_mekongiana 
  |                                               
  |                 +-- Namkongnaia_inkhavilayi   
  |           +-----+                             
  |           |     +-- Namkongnaia_lemeslei      
--+           |                                   
  |  +--------+     +-- Isannaia_fortunata        
  |  |        |  +--+                             
  |  |        |  |  +-- Isannaia_occultata        
  |  |        +--+                                
  |  |           |  +-- Sundadontina_cumingii     
  +--+           +--+                             
     |              +-- Sundadontina_tumida       
     |                                            
     |  +-------------- Pseudodon_walpolei        
     |  |                                         
     |  |           +-- Pseudodon_inoscularis     
     +--+  +--------+                             
        |  |        +-- Pseudodon_lenyanensis     
        |  |                                      
        +--+        +-- Pseudodon_mekongi         
           |  +-----+                             
           |  |     +-- Pseudodon_vondembuschianus
           +--+                                   
              |  +----- Pseudodon_cambodjensis    
              +--+                                
                 |  +-- Pseudodon_vagulus         
                 +--+                             
                    +-- Pseudodon_septuaginta
 
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