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

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Publication Ouyang et al. (2015): cladograms
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Ouyang, J.-X., J.-H. Su, S. Ouyang, C.-H. Zhou, X.-P. Wu & S.-B. Li. 2015. DNA barcoding and molecular phylogenetic analysis of freshwater unionids. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 23(6): 779-787.

Cladogram Figures

(click the figure number to see the cladogram)

Cladogram Figure 1
                       +-- Lamprotula_caveata        
              +--------+                             
              |        +-- Lamprotula_leaii          
     +--------+                                      
     |        |  +-------- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii    
     |        +--+                                   
     |           |  +----- Parvasolenaia_rivularis   
     |           +--+                                
     |              |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea     
  +--+              +--+                             
  |  |                 +-- Sinosolenaia_recognita    
  |  |                                               
  |  |                 +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      
  |  |  +--------------+                             
  |  |  |              +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |  +--+                                            
  |     |  +-------------- Cyrtonaias_berlandierii   
  |     |  |                                         
  |     +--+           +-- Elliptio_arca             
  |        |  +--------+                             
  |        |  |        +-- Eurynia_dilatata          
  |        +--+                                      
  |           |  +-------- Fusconaia_cerina          
  |           +--+                                   
  |              |  +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum    
--+              +--+                                
  |                 |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum        
  |                 +--+                             
  |                    +-- Pleurobema_georgianum     
  |                                                  
  |                    +-- Lanceolaria_grayii        
  |        +-----------+                             
  |        |           +-- Lanceolaria_triformis     
  |        |                                         
  |     +--+           +-- Acuticosta_ovata          
  |     |  |  +--------+                             
  |     |  |  |        +-- Acuticosta_chinensis      
  |     |  +--+                                      
  |     |     |  +-------- Anemina_harlandi          
  |     |     +--+                                   
  |     |        |  +----- Sinanodonta_woodiana      
  |     |        +--+                                
  +-----+           |  +-- Sinanodonta_pacifica      
        |           +--+                             
        |              +-- Sinanodonta_elliptica     
        |                                            
        |              +-- Schistodesmus_xinyuensis  
        |     +--------+                             
        |     |        +-- Scriptolamprotula_tortuosa
        |     |                                      
        +-----+        +-- Tchangsinaia_piscicula    
              |  +-----+                             
              |  |     +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens       
              |  |                                   
              +--+     +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii      
                 |  +--+                             
                 |  |  +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis     
                 +--+                                
                    |  +-- Nodularia_douglasiae      
                    +--+                             
                       +-- Nodularia_huana           
Cladogram Figure 2
     +-------------------------- Sinohyriopsis_cumingii    
     |                                                     
     |                       +-- Lamprotula_caveata        
     |  +--------------------+                             
  +--+  |                    +-- Lamprotula_leaii          
  |  |  |                                                  
  |  |  |           +----------- Parvasolenaia_rivularis   
  |  |  |  +--------+                                      
  |  +--+  |        |  +-------- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__3  
  |     |  |        +--+                                   
  |     |  |           |  +----- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__2  
  |     |  |           +--+                                
  |     |  |              |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea__1  
  |     +--+              +--+                             
  |        |                 +-- Sinosolenaia_recognita    
  |        |                                               
  |        |              +----- Cyrtonaias_berlandierii   
  |        |  +-----------+                                
  |        |  |           |  +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |        |  |           +--+                             
  |        +--+              +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      
  |           |                                            
--+           |  +-------------- Elliptio_arca             
  |           +--+                                         
  |              |  +----------- Eurynia_dilatata          
  |              +--+                                      
  |                 |  +-------- Fusconaia_cerina          
  |                 +--+                                   
  |                    |  +----- Pleurobema_beadleianum    
  |                    +--+                                
  |                       |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum        
  |                       +--+                             
  |                          +-- Pleurobema_georgianum     
  |                                                        
  |                          +-- Lanceolaria_grayii        
  |  +-----------------------+                             
  |  |                       +-- Lanceolaria_triformis     
  |  |                                                     
  |  |        +----------------- Scriptolamprotula_tortuosa
  |  |  +-----+                                            
  |  |  |     |  +-------------- Acuticosta_chinensis__5   
  +--+  |     +--+                                         
     |  |        |  +----------- Acuticosta_chinensis__4   
     |  |        +--+                                      
     |  |           |  +-------- Acuticosta_chinensis__3   
     |  |           +--+                                   
     |  |              |  +----- Acuticosta_chinensis__2   
     |  |              +--+                                
     +--+                 |  +-- Acuticosta_chinensis__1   
        |                 +--+                             
        |                    +-- Acuticosta_ovata          
        |                                                  
        |              +-------- Anemina_harlandi          
        |  +-----------+                                   
        |  |           |  +----- Sinanodonta_elliptica     
        |  |           +--+                                
        |  |              |  +-- Sinanodonta_woodiana      
        |  |              +--+                             
        +--+                 +-- Sinanodonta_pacifica      
           |                                               
           |                 +-- Nodularia_douglasiae      
           |  +--------------+                             
           |  |              +-- Nodularia_huana           
           |  |                                            
           +--+           +----- Cuneopsis_rufescens__2    
              |  +--------+                                
              |  |        |  +-- Schistodesmus_xinyuensis  
              |  |        +--+                             
              +--+           +-- Cuneopsis_celtiformis__2  
                 |                                         
                 |  +----------- Tchangsinaia_piscicula    
                 +--+                                      
                    |  +-------- Cuneopsis_celtiformis__1  
                    +--+                                   
                       |  +----- Cuneopsis_szechenyii__2   
                       +--+                                
                          |  +-- Cuneopsis_szechenyii__1   
                          +--+                             
                             +-- Cuneopsis_rufescens__1    
 
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