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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 | Lampsilini

genus Ptychobranchus Simpson, 1900: cladomics
     8 valid species

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 8

analyzed in 31 cladograms in 18 publications
maximum number of terminal species in an analysis = 6, mean = 1.16

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 1
maximum number of included species = 6, mean = 6.0
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1.0


Roe, 2013, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
6 6 4 6 6 6 5 0.0

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram ***

  +-------------------- Medionidus_conradicus         
  |                                                   
--+                 +-- Cyprogenia_aberti             
  |  +--------------+                                 
  |  |              +-- Dromus_dromas                 
  +--+                                                
     |  +-------------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **      
     +--+                                             
        |  +----------- Ptychobranchus_jonesi **         
        +--+                                          
           |  +-------- Ptychobranchus_greenii **        
           +--+                                       
              |  +----- Ptychobranchus_occidentalis[2] **
              +--+                                    
                 |  +-- Ptychobranchus_occidentalis[1] **
                 +--+                                 
                    +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **    

Campbell et al., 2005, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 116 48 22 --

*** Top Sister-Group Cladogram ***

     +-- Sagittunio_nasutus         
  +--+                              
  |  +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
--+                                 
  |  +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris ** 
  +--+                              
     +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis

Graf & Cummings, 2006, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 7 7 --
  +-------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                         
  +-------------- Truncilla_truncata        
--+                                         
  +-------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  |                                         
  |  +----------- Ligumia_recta             
  +--+                                      
     |  +-------- Cambarunio_iris           
     +--+                                   
        |  +----- Epioblasma_triquetra      
        +--+                                
           |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium         
           +--+                             
              +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000, fig. 2A

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 11 8 --
  +----------- Ligumia_recta             
  |                                      
  +----------- Truncilla_truncata        
  |                                      
  |        +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  +--------+                             
--+        +-- Sagittunio_nasutus        
  |                                      
  |     +----- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |  +--+                                
  |  |  |  +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      
  |  |  +--+                             
  |  |     +-- Epioblasma_brevidens      
  +--+                                   
     |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   
     |  |                                
     |  +----- Cambarunio_iris           
     +--+                                
        +----- Leaunio_vanuxemensis      
        |                                
        |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium         
        +--+                             
           +-- Lampsilis_fasciola        

Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000, fig. 2B

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 29 11 8 --
              +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  +-----------+                             
  |           +-- Sagittunio_nasutus        
  |                                         
--+  +----------- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |  |                                      
  |  |     +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   
  +--+  +--+                                
     |  |  |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium         
     |  |  +--+                             
     |  |     +-- Lampsilis_fasciola        
     +--+                                   
        |     +-- Epioblasma_brevidens      
        |  +--+                             
        |  |  +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      
        +--+                                
           |  +-- Cambarunio_iris           
           +--+                             
              +-- Leaunio_vanuxemensis      

Lydeard et al., 1996, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 8 6 --
  +-------------- Potamilus_fragilis      
  |                                       
--+  +----------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **
  |  |                                    
  +--+  +-------- Medionidus_conradicus   
     |  |                                 
     +--+  +----- Potamilus_purpuratus    
        |  |                              
        |  |  +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata    
        +--+--+                           
           |  +-- Villosa_delumbis        
           |                              
           |  +-- Lampsilis_teres         
           +--+                           
              +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   

Lydeard et al., 1996, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 8 6 --
  +-------------------- Medionidus_conradicus   
--+                                             
  |  +----------------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Potamilus_fragilis      
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Potamilus_purpuratus    
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Ellipsaria_lineolata    
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Villosa_delumbis        
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Lampsilis_teres         
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   

Huang et al., 2002, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 7 6 --
  +-------------- Potamilus_fragilis      
--+                                       
  |  +----------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **
  +--+                                    
     |  +-------- Potamilus_purpuratus    
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Lampsilis_teres         
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Villosa_delumbis        
           +--+                           
              +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata    

Huang et al., 2002, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 7 6 --
  +-- Villosa_delumbis        
  |                           
  +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata    
  |                           
--+-- Lampsilis_teres         
  |                           
  +-- Potamilus_purpuratus    
  |                           
  +-- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **

Campbell et al., 2005, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 114 48 22 --
           +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris ** 
  +--------+                              
  |        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |                                       
--+  +-------- Medionidus_conradicus      
  |  |                                    
  |  |     +-- Lemiox_rimosus             
  +--+-----+                              
     |     +-- Medionidus_acutissimus     
     |                                    
     |  +----- Dromus_dromas              
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Cyprogenia_aberti          
        +--+                              
           +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria        

Chapman et al., 2008, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
                 +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris ** 
  +--------------+                              
  |              +-- Lemiox_rimosus             
  |                                             
--+              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
  +--+                                          
     |  +----------- Hamiota_subangulata        
     +--+                                       
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 56 48 22 --
        +-- Medionidus_conradicus     
  +-----+                             
  |     +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
--+                                   
  |  +----- Medionidus_acutissimus    
  |  |                                
  +--+----- Lemiox_rimosus            
     |                                
     |  +-- Dromus_dromas             
     +--+                             
        +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria       

Zanatta & Murphy, 2006, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 57 48 22 --
     +----- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  +--+                                
  |  |  +-- Dromus_dromas             
  |  +--+                             
--+     +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria       
  |                                   
  |  +----- Medionidus_conradicus     
  +--+                                
     |  +-- Medionidus_acutissimus    
     +--+                             
        +-- Lemiox_rimosus            

Serb & Barnhart, 2008, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 12 4 --
  +----------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                                  
--+  +-------------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  |  |                                               
  +--+                 +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[6]      
     |  +--------------+                             
     |  |              +-- Dromus_dromas             
     +--+                                            
        |  +-------------- Cyprogenia_aberti[4]      
        |  |                                         
        +--+  +----------- Cyprogenia_aberti[3]      
           |  |                                      
           +--+  +-------- Cyprogenia_aberti[5]      
              |  |                                   
              +--+  +----- Cyprogenia_stegaria[2]    
                 |  |                                
                 +--+----- Cyprogenia_aberti[2]      
                    |                                
                    |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[1]    
                    +--+                             
                       +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[1]      

Serb & Barnhart, 2008, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 12 4 --
  +----------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                                  
  |                    +-- Lampsilis_ornata          
  +--------------------+                             
--+                    +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                                  
  |  +-------------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  |  |                                               
  +--+                 +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[6]      
     |  +--------------+                             
     |  |              +-- Dromus_dromas             
     +--+                                            
        |  +-------------- Cyprogenia_aberti[5]      
        |  |                                         
        +--+  +----------- Cyprogenia_aberti[4]      
           |  |                                      
           +--+  +-------- Cyprogenia_aberti[3]      
              |  |                                   
              +--+  +----- Cyprogenia_stegaria[2]    
                 |  |                                
                 +--+----- Cyprogenia_aberti[2]      
                    |                                
                    |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[1]    
                    +--+                             
                       +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[1]      

Serb, 2006, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 12 12 4 --
  +-------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                         
  |        +----- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  +--------+                                
  |        |  +-- Lampsilis_ornata          
--+        +--+                             
  |           +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                         
  |           +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[6]      
  |  +--------+                             
  |  |        +-- Dromus_dromas             
  +--+                                      
     |  +-------- Cyprogenia_aberti[5]      
     |  |                                   
     +--+  +----- Cyprogenia_aberti[4]      
        |  |                                
        |  |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[1]    
        +--+  |                             
           |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[2]    
           |  |                             
           +--+-- Cyprogenia_aberti[1]      
              |                             
              +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[2]      
              |                             
              +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[3]      

Serb, 2006, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 11 11 4 --
  +-------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                               
  |                 +-- Lampsilis_ornata          
  +-----------------+                             
--+                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                               
  |  +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  |  |                                            
  +--+              +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[5]      
     |  +-----------+                             
     |  |           +-- Dromus_dromas             
     +--+                                         
        |  +----------- Cyprogenia_aberti[4]      
        |  |                                      
        +--+  +-------- Cyprogenia_aberti[3]      
           |  |                                   
           +--+  +----- Cyprogenia_stegaria[2]    
              |  |                                
              +--+----- Cyprogenia_aberti[2]      
                 |                                
                 |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[1]    
                 +--+                             
                    +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[1]      

Serb, 2006, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 11 11 4 --
  +-------------------- Obliquaria_reflexa        
  |                                               
  |                 +-- Lampsilis_ornata          
  +-----------------+                             
--+                 +-- Lampsilis_siliquoidea     
  |                                               
  |  +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
  |  |                                            
  +--+              +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[5]      
     |  +-----------+                             
     |  |           +-- Dromus_dromas             
     +--+                                         
        |  +----------- Cyprogenia_aberti[4]      
        |  |                                      
        +--+  +-------- Cyprogenia_aberti[3]      
           |  |                                   
           +--+  +----- Cyprogenia_stegaria[2]    
              |  |                                
              +--+----- Cyprogenia_aberti[2]      
                 |                                
                 |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria[1]    
                 +--+                             
                    +-- Cyprogenia_aberti[1]      

Krebs et al., 2003, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 10 7 --
           +----- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **
  +--------+                              
  |        |  +-- Potamilus_fragilis      
  |        +--+                           
  |           +-- Medionidus_conradicus   
--+                                       
  |           +-- Villosa_delumbis        
  |  +--------+                           
  |  |        +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata    
  +--+                                    
     |  +-------- Lampsilis_teres         
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Lampsilis_siliquoidea   
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Potamilus_purpuratus    
           +--+                           
              +-- Potamilus_alatus        

Hoeh et al., 2009, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 46 7 7 --
  +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
--+                                            
  |  +-------------- Truncilla_truncata        
  +--+                                         
     |  +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   
     +--+                                      
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_cardium         
        +--+                                   
           |  +----- Cambarunio_iris           
           +--+                                
              |  +-- Ligumia_recta             
              +--+                             
                 +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      

Hoeh et al., 2009, fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 45 7 7 --
  +----------------- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
--+                                            
  |  +-------------- Truncilla_truncata        
  +--+                                         
     |  +----------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   
     +--+                                      
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_cardium         
        +--+                                   
           |  +----- Cambarunio_iris           
           +--+                                
              |  +-- Ligumia_recta             
              +--+                             
                 +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      

Hoeh et al., 2009, fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 45 6 6 --
  +----- Truncilla_truncata        
  |                                
  +----- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
--+                                
  |  +-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina   
  |  |                             
  |  +-- Cambarunio_iris           
  +--+                             
     +-- Ligumia_recta             
     |                             
     +-- Epioblasma_triquetra      

Chapman et al., 2008, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 20 12 10 --
                 +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris ** 
  +--------------+                              
  |              +-- Lemiox_rimosus             
  |                                             
--+              +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Obovaria_olivaria          
  +--+                                          
     |  +----------- Hamiota_subangulata        
     +--+                                       
        |  +-------- Lampsilis_ovata            
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_straminea        
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_hydiana          

Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009, fig. 11

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 25 7 7 --
  +-- Cambarunio_iris           
--+                             
  +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **

Huang et al., 2019, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 198 13 11 --
  +----------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |                                       
  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
  |                                       
  |        +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  +--------+                              
--+        +-- Truncilla_truncata         
  |                                       
  |        +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
  +--------+                              
  |        +-- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **   
  |                                       
  |  +-------- Cambarunio_iris            
  +--+                                    
     |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
     +--+                                 
        |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
        +--+                              
           +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. S3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 196 13 11 --
                 +-- Medionidus_conradicus      
  +--------------+                              
  |              +-- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **   
  |                                             
--+              +-- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  |  +-----------+                              
  |  |           +-- Truncilla_truncata         
  +--+                                          
     |  +----------- Leaunio_lienosus           
     |  |                                       
     +--+        +-- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
        |  +-----+                              
        |  |     +-- Cambarunio_iris            
        +--+                                    
           |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
           +--+                                 
              |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
              +--+                              
                 +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Huang et al., 2019, fig. S4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 198 13 11 --
  +-------- Ellipsaria_lineolata       
  |                                    
  +-------- Potamilus_leptodon         
  |                                    
  +-------- Medionidus_conradicus      
  |                                    
  +-------- Potamilus_alatus           
  |                                    
  +-------- Ptychobranchus_subtentus **   
--+                                    
  +-------- Truncilla_truncata         
  |                                    
  +-------- Venustaconcha_ellipsiformis
  |                                    
  +-------- Cambarunio_iris            
  |                                    
  +-------- Leaunio_lienosus           
  |                                    
  |  +----- Ortmanniana_ligamentina    
  +--+                                 
     |  +-- Lampsilis_cardium          
     +--+                              
        +-- Lampsilis_ornata           

Pfeiffer et al., 2019, fig. 1

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 11 10 --
  +-- Truncilla_truncata        
--+                             
  +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **

Smith et al., 2019, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 41 36 19 --
     +-- Medionidus_conradicus     
  +--+                             
  |  +-- Lemiox_rimosus            
--+                                
  |  +-- Cyprogenia_stegaria       
  +--+                             
     +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **

Inoue et al., 2020, fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 11 10 --
  +-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris **
--+                             
  +-- Truncilla_truncata        

Inoue et al., 2020, fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 10 9 --
-- Ptychobranchus_fasciolaris

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