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 Hoeh et al. (2002), 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
Hoeh, W.R., D.T. Stewart & S.I. Guttman. 2002. High fidelity of mitochondrial genome transmission under the double uniparental mode of inheritance in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea). Evolution 56(11): 2252-2261.
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Cladogram Figures
(click the figure number to see the cladogram) fig. 1-F
fig. 1-M
Taxonomic Opinions
Cladogram Figure 1-F
+-------------------- Echyridella_menziesii
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--+ +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| +--------------+
| | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
+--+
| +-------------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +----------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +-------- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
+--+
| +----- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
| +-- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
+-- Ligumia_recta
Cladogram Figure 1-M
+-------------------- Echyridella_menziesii
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--+ +-- Pyganodon_fragilis
| +--------------+
| | +-- Pyganodon_grandis
+--+
| +-------------- Fusconaia_flava
+--+
| +----------- Potamilus_purpuratus
+--+
| +-------- Cyrtonaias_tampicoensis
+--+
| +----- Ligumia_recta
+--+
| +-- Lampsilis_teres
+--+
+-- Ortmanniana_ligamentina
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