Fig. 1From: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traitsRelationships of Stevardiinae based on morphological studies. Phylogenetic relationships among major groups of characid and stevardiin taxa according to morphological analyses by (a) Malabarba and Weitzman [6], (b) Mirande [4], and (c) Ferreira et al. [20]. Black branches and names indicate Stevardiinae taxa. The black circle on the internal branches indicates the synapomorphic loss of the supraorbital bone in (a) and (b), a diagnostic character for Characidae sensu Oliveira et al. [12] (except for Iguanodectinae in A). Asterisks (*) indicate taxa with inseminating strategyBack to article page