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subtribe CTENODESMINA Pfeiffer, Zieritz, Rahim & Lopes-Lima in Zieritz et al., 2021: cladomics
2 genera

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 6 (6 total)
number of subtaxa (rank: genus) = 2
analyzed in 14 cladograms in 11 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 5 (mean = 2.21, median = 2)
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) = 2 (mean = 1.21, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 12
maximum number of included terminals = 5, (mean = 2.42 median = 2)
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) = 2 (mean = 1.25, median = 1)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1

Rigorous Monophyly

number of cladograms that test rigorous monophyly = 3
(Rigorous monophyly refers to cladograms with terminal species representing more than one subtaxon (genus) taxon and at least one rigorous outgroup (family).
maximum number of included terminals = 5 (mean = 3.67, median = 3)
maximum number of subtaxa (genus) = 2 (mean = 2, median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support rigorous monophyly = 1

Pairwise Cladogram Clustering

The graphs below depict in two dimensions all pair-wise ingroup distances within the cladome. See the Cladmoics FARQ for more information.

PCoA Ordination

NJ Tree

Zieritz et al., 2024 [Publ 4381], fig. 2

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
5	5	3	2	41	13	2	0

     +-- Khairuloconcha **
  +--+                 
  |  +-- Ctenodesma **    
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Zieritz et al., 2020 [Publ 4102], fig. 4

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	30	25	2	--

  +----- Contradentina 
--+                    
  |  +-- Khairuloconcha **
  +--+                 
     +-- Rectidentina

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4218], fig. 5

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
3	3	1	2	29	11	2	2

     +-- Ctenodesma **    
  +--+                 
  |  +-- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Jeratthitikul et al., 2024 [Publ 4387], fig. 1

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
3	3	1	2	57	6	2	2

     +-- Ctenodesma **    
  +--+                 
  |  +-- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Chen et al., 2025 [Publ 4663], fig. 1

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	47	5	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Liu et al., 2024 [Publ 4380], fig. 5

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5c

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +-- Ensidens           
  |                      
  +-- Hyriopsis_desowitzi
  |                      
  +-- Rectidens          
--+                      
  +-- Hyriopsis_bialata  
  |                      
  +-- Khairuloconcha **     
  |                      
  +-- Contradentina

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4441], fig. 1

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	46	5	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5a

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4389], fig. 3

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	45	5	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5b

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +----------- Hyriopsis_bialata  
  |                               
--+        +-- Rectidens          
  |  +-----+                      
  |  |     +-- Khairuloconcha **     
  +--+                            
     |  +----- Ensidens           
     +--+                         
        |  +-- Hyriopsis_desowitzi
        +--+                      
           +-- Contradentina

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 6-7

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 5

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
2	2	0	1	35	11	2	--

  +----- Khairuloconcha **
--+                    
  |  +-- Rectidentina  
  +--+                 
     +-- Contradentina

Pfeiffer et al., 2021 [Publ 4126], fig. 27

tT	bi	riS	oT	roT	roS	iD
1	1	0	1	10	10	1	--

  +-- Khairuloconcha **
--+                 
  +-- Rectidentina

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