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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

This page documents data for Manendo et al. (2008), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Manendo, T.J., M.A. Campbell, H.H. Gilroy & E.C. Masteller. 2008. Analysis of rDNA regions of five freshwater unionid mussel species in Presque Isle Bay, southeastern Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: 204-209.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 1

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta cygnea

Fusconaia flava

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona subviridis

Lexingtonia dolabelloides

Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817)

Pseudanodonta complanata

Pyganodon grandis

Unio crassus

Unio pictorum

Unio tumidus

Cladogram Figure 1
              +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   
        +-----+                           
        |     +-- Sagittunio_nasutus      
  +-----+                                 
  |     |  +----- Amblema_plicata         
  |     +--+                              
  |        |  +-- Pleuronaia_dolabelloides
  |        +--+                           
  |           +-- Fusconaia_flava         
--+                                       
  |        +----- Unio_crassus            
  |  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Unio_pictorum           
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        +-- Unio_tumidus            
  +--+                                    
     |        +-- Anodonta_cygnea         
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     +-- Anodonta_anatina        
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Pseudanodonta_complanata
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Platynaias_subviridis   
           +--+                           
              +-- Pyganodon_grandis       

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