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 Froufe et al. (2016), 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

Froufe, E., V. Prié, J. Faria, M. Ghamizi, D.V. Gonçalves et al. 2016. Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 322-332.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 3_4

Taxonomic Opinions

Cladogram Figure 3_4

     +----- Potomida_littoralis    
  +--+                             
  |  |  +-- Potomida_acarnanica    
  |  +--+                          
  |     +-- Potomida_semirugata    
--+                                
  |     +-- Pronodularia_japanensis
  |     |                          
  |     +-- Lamprotula_leaii       
  +-----+                          
        +-- Leguminaia_wheatleyi   
        |                          
        +-- Microcondylaea_bonellii

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