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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini

genus Uniomerus Conrad, 1853: cladomics
     5 valid species

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5

analyzed in 44 cladograms in 30 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 4, mean = 1.18

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 5
maximum number of included terminals = 4, mean = 2.6
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1.0


Neemuchwala et al., 2023 [Publ 4292], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
4 4 2 4 23 18 2 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram *** *** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

  +-------------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  |                                                 
  |                 +-------- Uniomerus_carolinianus **
  |  +--------------+                               
--+  |              |  +----- Uniomerus_columbensis ** 
  |  |              +--+                            
  |  |                 |  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |  |                 +--+                         
  |  |                    +-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  +--+                                              
     |              +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica 
     |  +-----------+                               
     |  |           |  +----- Theliderma_metanevra  
     |  |           +--+                            
     |  |              |  +-- Theliderma_sparsa     
     |  |              +--+                         
     +--+                 +-- Theliderma_johnsoni   
        |                                           
        |  +----------------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
        |  |                                        
        |  |        +-------- Quadrula_nobilis      
        |  |  +-----+                               
        +--+  |     |  +----- Quadrula_verrucosa    
           |  |     +--+                            
           |  |        |  +-- Quadrula_fragosa      
           |  |        +--+                         
           |  |           +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
           +--+                                     
              |        +----- Pustulosa_nodulata    
              |  +-----+                            
              |  |     |  +-- Pustulosa_necki       
              |  |     +--+                         
              |  |        +-- Pustulosa_petrina     
              +--+                                  
                 |        +-- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
                 |  +-----+                         
                 |  |     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
                 +--+                               
                    |  +----- Pustulosa_succissa    
                    +--+                            
                       |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
                       +--+                         
                          +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
3 3 0 3 25 15 2 2.0
                       +----- Megalonaias_nervosa   
                       |                            
  +--------------------+  +-- Uniomerus_carolinianus **
  |                    |  |                         
  |                    +--+-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  |                       |                         
--+                       +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |                                                 
  |  +----------------------- Quadrula_quadrula     
  |  |                                              
  |  |                    +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
  +--+  +-----------------+                         
     |  |                 +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
     |  |                                           
     +--+                 +-- Theliderma_metanevra  
        |  +--------------+                         
        |  |              +-- Theliderma_johnsoni   
        |  |                                        
        +--+           +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
           |  +--------+                            
           |  |        |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
           |  |        +--+                         
           +--+           +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
              |                                     
              |  +----------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
              |  |                                  
              +--+        +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
                 |  +-----+                         
                 |  |     +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
                 +--+                               
                    |  +----- Pustulosa_nodulata    
                    +--+                            
                       |  +-- Pustulosa_necki       
                       +--+                         
                          +-- Pustulosa_petrina     

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 1-2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 9 1 --
                    +-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  +-----------------+                         
  |                 +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
--+                                           
  |  +----------------- Theliderma_metanevra  
  |  |                                        
  +--+  +-------------- Quadrula_verrucosa    
     |  |                                     
     |  |           +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
     +--+  +--------+                         
        |  |        +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
        |  |                                  
        +--+        +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
           |  +-----+                         
           |  |     +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
           +--+                               
              |  +----- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
              +--+                            
                 |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
                 +--+                         
                    +-- Pustulosa_succissa    

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3309], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 72 9 1 --
                 +-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  +--------------+                         
  |              +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |                                        
--+              +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
  |  +-----------+                         
  |  |           +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
  |  |                                     
  +--+  +----------- Quadrula_quadrula     
     |  |                                  
     |  +----------- Theliderma_metanevra  
     +--+                                  
        |        +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
        |  +-----+                         
        |  |     +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
        +--+                               
           |  +----- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
           +--+                            
              |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
              +--+                         
                 +-- Pustulosa_succissa    

Inoue et al., 2018 [Publ 3858], fig. 1, 3a-c

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 203 6 1 --
     +-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |                            
  |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
--+  |                         
  |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa[1]
  |  |                         
  |  +-- Theliderma_metanevra  
  +--+                         
     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa[2]
     |                         
     +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
     |                         
     +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Lydeard et al., 1996 [Publ 2656], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 1 1 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 116 10 2 --
              +-- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  +-----------+                         
  |           +-- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  |                                     
--+  +----------- Theliderma_metanevra  
  |  |                                  
  |  |     +----- Quadrula_verrucosa    
  +--+  +--+                            
     |  |  |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
     |  |  +--+                         
     |  |     +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
     +--+                               
        |  +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
        |  |                            
        |  |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
        +--+--+                         
           |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
           |                            
           |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
           +--+                         
              +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   

Campbell et al., 2005 [Publ 2660], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 114 10 2 --
  +-------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  |                                           
--+  +----------------- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  |  |                                        
  +--+  +-------------- Theliderma_metanevra  
     |  |                                     
     +--+  +----------- Quadrula_quadrula     
        |  |                                  
        |  |        +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
        +--+  +-----+                         
           |  |     +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
           |  |                               
           +--+  +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
              |  |                            
              |  |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
              +--+--+                         
                 |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
                 |                            
                 |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
                 +--+                         
                    +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   

Campbell et al., 2008 [Publ 2675], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 0 0 --
-- Uniomerus_declivis

Campbell et al., 2008 [Publ 2675], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 0 0 --
-- Uniomerus_declivis

Krebs et al., 2003 [Publ 2691], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 4 2 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Rosenberg et al., 1994 [Publ 2719], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2A

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 22 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus

Rosenberg et al., 1997 [Publ 2720], fig. 2B

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 22 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus

Campbell & Lydeard, 2012 [Publ 3308], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 50 6 1 --
  +-------------- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  |                                     
--+           +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
  |  +--------+                         
  |  |        +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
  +--+                                  
     |  +-------- Quadrula_quadrula     
     +--+                               
        |  +----- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
           +--+                         
              +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   

Kandl et al., 2001 [Publ 3384], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 0 0 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Pfeiffer et al., 2016 [Publ 3660], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 5 1 --
  +-------------- Uniomerus_declivis **    
--+                                     
  |  +----------- Quadrula_quadrula     
  +--+                                  
     |  +-------- Quadrula_verrucosa    
     +--+                               
        |  +----- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
        +--+                            
           |  +-- Pustulosa_petrina     
           +--+                         
              +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata

Perkins et al., 2017 [Publ 3777], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 0 0 --
-- Uniomerus_declivis

Pfeiffer et al., 2018 [Publ 3835], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 3 3 2 --
  +-------- Quadrula_quadrula      
--+                                
  |  +----- Uniomerus_declivis **     
  +--+                             
     |  +-- Megalonaias_nervosa    
     +--+                          
        +-- Megalonaias_nickliniana

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 203 3 2 --
     +-- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Uniomerus_carolinianus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
  +--+                         
     +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 200 3 2 --
     +-- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  +--+                         
  |  +-- Uniomerus_carolinianus **
--+                            
  |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
  +--+                         
     +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 201 3 2 --
-- Uniomerus_carolinianus

Johnson et al., 2018 [Publ 3844], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 15 13 2 --
  +-------------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  |                                                 
--+  +----------------------- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |  |                                              
  +--+  +-------------------- Theliderma_metanevra  
     |  |                                           
     |  |                 +-- Quadrula_quadrula     
     +--+  +--------------+                         
        |  |              +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
        |  |                                        
        |  |           +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
        +--+  +--------+                            
           |  |        |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
           |  |        +--+                         
           |  |           +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
           +--+                                     
              |           +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
              |  +--------+                         
              |  |        +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
              +--+                                  
                 |  +-------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
                 +--+                               
                    |  +----- Pustulosa_necki       
                    +--+                            
                       |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata    
                       +--+                         
                          +-- Pustulosa_petrina     

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3866], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 4 2 --
  +----------- Megalonaias_nervosa   
--+                                  
  |  +-------- Uniomerus_declivis **    
  +--+                               
     |  +----- Quadrula_verrucosa    
     +--+                            
        |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
        +--+                         
           +-- Quadrula_quadrula     

Burlakova et al., 2019 [Publ 3899], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 32 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula 
--+                     
  +-- Uniomerus_declivis **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 18 2 --
  +-------------------------- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |                                                 
  |              +----------- Theliderma_cylindrica 
  |  +-----------+                                  
  |  |           |  +-------- Theliderma_sparsa     
--+  |           +--+                               
  |  |              |  +----- Theliderma_intermedia 
  |  |              +--+                            
  |  |                 |  +-- Theliderma_metanevra  
  |  |                 +--+                         
  +--+                    +-- Theliderma_johnsoni   
     |                                              
     |                 +----- Quadrula_quadrula     
     |  +--------------+                            
     |  |              |  +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
     |  |              +--+                         
     |  |                 +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
     +--+                                           
        |  +----------------- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
        |  |                                        
        |  |              +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
        +--+  +-----------+                         
           |  |           +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
           |  |                                     
           +--+           +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
              |  +--------+                         
              |  |        +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
              +--+                                  
                 |  +-------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
                 +--+                               
                    |  +----- Pustulosa_necki       
                    +--+                            
                       |  +-- Pustulosa_petrina     
                       +--+                         
                          +-- Pustulosa_nodulata    

Lopes-Lima et al., 2019 [Publ 3901], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 25 15 2 --
  +----------------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa   
  |                                                    
--+  +-------------------------- Uniomerus_tetralasmus ** 
  |  |                                                 
  |  |                       +-- Theliderma_metanevra  
  +--+  +--------------------+                         
     |  |                    +-- Theliderma_johnsoni   
     |  |                                              
     +--+  +-------------------- Quadrula_quadrula     
        |  |                                           
        |  |                 +-- Quadrula_verrucosa    
        +--+  +--------------+                         
           |  |              +-- Quadrula_nobilis      
           |  |                                        
           |  |           +----- Pustulosa_kieneriana  
           +--+  +--------+                            
              |  |        |  +-- Pustulosa_infucata    
              |  |        +--+                         
              |  |           +-- Pustulosa_kleiniana   
              +--+                                     
                 |           +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
                 |  +--------+                         
                 |  |        +-- Pustulosa_succissa    
                 +--+                                  
                    |  +-------- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
                    +--+                               
                       |  +----- Pustulosa_necki       
                       +--+                            
                          |  +-- Pustulosa_petrina     
                          +--+                         
                             +-- Pustulosa_nodulata    

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 4-5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Pfeiffer et al., 2019 [Publ 3937], fig. 6

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Fukata & Iigo, 2020 [Publ 4106], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 53 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Teiga-Teixeira et al., 2020 [Publ 4173], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 18 1 1 --
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **
--+                        
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 73 1 1 --
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **
--+                        
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    

Mejia-Trujillo & Smith, 2022 [Publ 4274], fig. 2-F

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 52 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Smith, 2021 [Publ 4331], fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 19 1 1 --
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **
--+                        
  +-- Megalonaias_nervosa  

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4, S5-aa

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 95 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4, S5-nt

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 96 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a, S1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b, S2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 91 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4358], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 51 1 1 --
  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
--+                        
  +-- Uniomerus_tetralasmus **

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