Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
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After "The Tree of Life"

<==o TRICHOPTERA (caddisflies)
   |--o †PROTOMEROPINA
   |  |-- †Cladochoristidae
   |  |-- †Microptysmatidae
   |  |-- †Prosepididontidae
   |  |-- †Protomeropidae
   |  `-- †Uraloptysmatidae
   `--+--o ANNULIPALPIA (Net spinners and retreat makers)
      |  |?- †Necrotauliidae
      |  |?- †Electralbertidae
      |  |-- Philopotamidae
      |  |-- Stenopsychidae
      |  |--+-- Psychomyiidae
      |  |  `-- Xiphocentronidae
      |  `--+-- Dipseudopsidae
      |     `--+-- Ecnomidae
      |        |-- Polycentropodidae
      |        `--+-- Hydropsychidae
      |           `-- Arctopsychidae
      |--o SCIPIPALPIA (Closed cocoon makers)
      |  |?- †Prorhyacophilidae
      |  |--+-- Glossosomatidae
      |  |  `-- Hydroptilidae
      |  `--+-- Hydrobiosidae
      |     `-- Rhyacophilidae
      `--o INTEGRIPALPIA (Tube case makers)
         |?- †Vitimotauliidae
         |?- †Taymyrelectronidae
         |?- †Kalophryganeidae
         |?- †Dysoneuridae
         |?- †Baissoferidae
         |--o LIMNEPHILOIDEA
         |  |-- Phryganopsychidae 
         |  |-- Phryganeidae
         |  `--+-- Plectrotarsidae
         |     `--+--+-- Brachycentridae 
         |        |  `--+-- Oeconescidae
         |        |     `--+-- Pisuliidae
         |        |        `-- Lepidostomatidae
         |        `--+-- Rossianidae
         |           `--+-- Limnephilidae
         |              `--+-- Apataniidae
         |                 |-- Uenoidae
         |                 `-- Goeridae
         `-+-- Tasmiidae
           |--o LEPTOCEROIDEA
           |  |-- Limnocentropodidae
           |  |--+-- Philorhethridae
           |  |  `--+-- Atriplectididae
           |  |     `-- Odontoceridae
           |  `--+-- Calamoceratidae
           |     `--+-- Molannidae
           |        `-- Leptoceridae
           `--o SERICOSTOMATOIDEA
              |-- Kokiriidae
              |-- Anomalopsychidae
              |--+--+-- Calocidae
              |  |  `-- Chathamiidae
              |  `--+-- Conoesucidae
              |     `--+-- Helicophidae
              |        `-- Hydrosalpingidae
              `--+-- Sericostomatidae
                 `--+-- Helicopsychidae
                    `--+-- Petrothrincidae
                       `--+-- Barbarochthonidae
                          `--+-- Beraeidae
                             `-- Antipodoeciidae

Reference(s):

–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/

 

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