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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 Megalonaias Utterback, 1915: cladomics
     2 valid species

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 2

analyzed in 28 cladograms in 18 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 2, mean = 1.04

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 1
maximum number of included terminals = 2, mean = 2.0
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1.0

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 --

*** Top Monophyly Cladogram *** 

  +-------- Quadrula_quadrula      
--+                                
  |  +----- Uniomerus_declivis     
  +--+                             
     |  +-- Megalonaias_nervosa **    
     +--+                          
        +-- Megalonaias_nickliniana **

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 21 2 --

*** 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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 26 3 2 -- 
  +----- Megalonaias_nervosa ** 
--+                          
  |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula   
  +--+                       
     +-- Theliderma_metanevra

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 3 2 -- 
  +----- Megalonaias_nervosa ** 
--+                          
  |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula   
  +--+                       
     +-- Theliderma_metanevra

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

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

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

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

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 2

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 13 1 -- 
  +----------------- Megalonaias_nervosa **  
  |                                       
  |        +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica
  |  +-----+                              
--+  |     |  +----- Theliderma_intermedia
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        |  +-- Theliderma_sparsa    
  |  |        +--+                        
  |  |           +-- Theliderma_metanevra 
  +--+                                    
     |        +----- Quadrula_verrucosa   
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula    
     |  |     +--+                        
     |  |        +-- Quadrula_nobilis     
     +--+                                 
        |  +-------- Pustulosa_kieneriana 
        |  |                              
        |  +-------- Pustulosa_infucata   
        +--+                              
           |     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa  
           |  +--+                        
           |  |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa   
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata   
              +--+                        
                 +-- Pustulosa_petrina

Serb et al., 2003 [Publ 2659], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 13 1 -- 
  +----------------------- Megalonaias_nervosa **  
  |                                             
  |                    +-- Quadrula_verrucosa   
--+  +-----------------+                        
  |  |                 +-- Quadrula_nobilis     
  |  |                                          
  +--+  +----------------- Quadrula_quadrula    
     |  |                                       
     |  |        +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica
     +--+  +-----+                              
        |  |     |  +----- Theliderma_sparsa    
        |  |     +--+                           
        |  |        |  +-- Theliderma_intermedia
        +--+        +--+                        
           |           +-- Theliderma_metanevra 
           |                                    
           |  +----------- Pustulosa_kieneriana 
           |  |                                 
           +--+  +-------- Pustulosa_infucata   
              |  |                              
              +--+     +-- Pustulosa_succissa   
                 |  +--+                        
                 |  |  +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa  
                 +--+                           
                    |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata   
                    +--+                        
                       +-- Pustulosa_petrina

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 33 4 2 -- 
  +-------- Megalonaias_nervosa ** 
--+                             
  |  +----- Quadrula_quadrula[2]
  +--+                          
     |  +-- Quadrula_quadrula[1]
     +--+                       
        +-- Theliderma_metanevra

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 34 6 1 -- 
  +----------------- Megalonaias_nervosa **   
--+                                        
  |  +-------------- Quadrula_quadrula     
  +--+                                     
     |  +----------- Quadrula_verrucosa    
     +--+                                  
        |  +-------- Theliderma_metanevra  
        +--+                               
           |  +----- Pustulosa_pustulosa   
           +--+                            
              |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
              +--+                         
                 +-- Pustulosa_nodulata

Boyer et al., 2011 [Publ 2718], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 37 6 1 -- 
-- Megalonaias_nervosa

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

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

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

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

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

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

Breton et al., 2011 [Publ 3376], fig. 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 3 1 -- 
-- Megalonaias_nervosa

Mulvey et al., 1997 [Publ 3390], fig. 1, 3

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 4 0 0 -- 
-- Megalonaias_nervosa

Szumowski et al., 2012 [Publ 3569], fig. 5

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 14 14 1 -- 
  +----------------- Megalonaias_nervosa **  
  |                                       
  |        +-------- Theliderma_cylindrica
  +--------+                              
  |        |  +----- Theliderma_intermedia
  |        +--+                           
  |           |  +-- Theliderma_metanevra 
--+           +--+                        
  |              +-- Theliderma_sparsa    
  |                                       
  |        +-------- Quadrula_quadrula[1] 
  |  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +----- Quadrula_verrucosa   
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        |  +-- Quadrula_nobilis     
  +--+        +--+                        
     |           +-- Quadrula_quadrula[2] 
     |                                    
     |  +----------- Pustulosa_kieneriana 
     |  |                                 
     +--+  +-------- Pustulosa_infucata   
        |  |                              
        +--+     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa  
           |  +--+                        
           |  |  +-- Pustulosa_succissa   
           +--+                           
              |  +-- Pustulosa_nodulata   
              +--+                        
                 +-- Pustulosa_petrina

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. 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 -- 
-- Megalonaias_nervosa

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

Chase et al., 2018 [Publ 3847], fig. 4

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 38 2 1 -- 
  +----- Megalonaias_nervosa **   
--+                            
  |  +-- Cyclonaias_tuberculata
  +--+                         
     +-- Pustulosa_pustulosa

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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 27 17 2 -- 
                       +----- 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

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

iT tT bi riS oT roT roS iD
1 1 0 1 28 18 2 -- 
-- Megalonaias_nervosa

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

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